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sabine

/ˈseɪbaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
sabine
IPA
/ˈseɪbaɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of savin.

noun

A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.

name

A female given name.

name

Ellipsis of Sabine River: A river in Louisiana and Texas in the United States

name

Ellipsis of Sabine County: A county of Texas, United States; the county is named for the river.

name

Ellipsis of Sabine Parish: A parish of Louisiana, United States; the parish is named for the river.

name

Ellipsis of Sabine Lake: A former lake, a bay on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the Sabine River, on the border of Louisiana and Texas in the United States

Etymology

From Latin Sabinus. The name is said to mean "of one's own," from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈseɪbaɪn/
  • British English: /ˈsæbaɪn/

Inflected Forms

Sabines (plural)

Derived Forms

Sabinian

Phrases

Mount Sabine Sabine County Sabine Free State Sabine Lake Sabine Parish

Frequently Paired Words

Sabina

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce sabine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪbaɪn/.
What does sabine mean?
Alternative form of savin.
Where does sabine come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce sabine

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