different between rebel vs rebec

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebell? (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bell? (“I wage war”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: r?b??l, IPA^(key): /???b?l/

Noun

rebel (plural rebels)

1. A person who resists an established authority, often violently
2. (US) A person from the Confederate States of America

Related terms

• rebellion
• rebellious

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebell? (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bell? (“I wage war”). Doublet of revel.

Pronunciation

• (URP) enPR: r?-b?l?, IPA^(key): /???b?l/
• Rhymes: -?l

Verb

rebel (third-person singular simple present rebels, present participle rebelling, simple past and past participle rebelled)

1. (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.

Synonyms

• defy

Antonyms

• obey
• submit

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rebellis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /r??b?l/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /re?b?l/

Adjective

rebel (masculine and feminine plural rebels)

1. rebellious
2. persistent, stubborn

Noun

rebel m or f (plural rebels)

1. rebel

Related terms

• rebel·lar-se

Further reading

• “rebel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Noun

rebel m

1. rebel

Synonyms

• povstalec m

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebell? (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bell? (“I wage war”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re?bel

Noun

rebel m (plural rebellen, diminutive rebelletje n)

1. rebel

Synonyms

• opstandeling

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis.

Alternative forms

• rebell, rebelle, rabell, reble, rebul, rebyll

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?b?l/, /?r?b?l/, /?r??b?l/

Noun

rebel (plural rebels or rebelx)

1. A sinner (as one who rebels against a deity)
2. (Late Middle English) A rebel (combatant against the extant government)
3. (Late Middle English) One who refuses to follow directives or regulations; a rulebreaker.
4. (Late Middle English, rare) An uprising or revolt against one's authorities.
5. (Late Middle English, rare) One's opponent; an opposing individual.

Derived terms

• rebellen
• rebellioun
• rebellious
• rebelnes
• rebelloure
• rebellyng
• rebelte

Descendants

• English: rebel
• Scots: rebel

References

• “rebel, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-16.
• “rebel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-16.

Adjective

rebel

1. Revolting, treasonous, rebelling; leading an insurrection or fighting authorities.
2. Sinful, iniquitous; defying the words or commands of a divine authority.
3. Showing disobedience, undutiful; refusing to follow orders, laws, or rules.
4. (rare) Refractory, set in one's ways or opinions.
5. (rare) Impatient, overly hurried or quick.

References

• “rebel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-16.

Etymology 2

From Old French rebeller.

Verb

rebel

1. Alternative form of rebellen

Romanian

Etymology

From French rebelle, from Latin Rebelle.

Adjective

rebel m or n (feminine singular rebel?, masculine plural rebeli, feminine and neuter plural rebele)

1. rebel, insurgent

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle French rebec, alteration of rubebe, from Arabic ??????? (rab?b).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??i?b?k/, /???b?k/

Noun

rebec (plural rebecs)

1. (music) An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras.
   • 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:

     The villages also must have their visitors to enquire what lectures the bagpipe and the rebbeck reads ev'n to the ballatry, and the gammuth of every municipal fidler, for these are the Countrymans Arcadia's and his Monte Mayors.

Derived terms

• rebecist

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

• BEREC

Catalan

Adjective

rebec (feminine rebeca, masculine plural rebecs, feminine plural rebeques)

1. rebellious, unruly, disobedient

Derived terms

• rebequeria

Further reading

• “rebec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “rebec” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “rebec” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “rebec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Finnish

Noun

rebec

1. (music) rebec

Declension

French

Etymology

From Middle French rebec, ultimately from from Arabic ??????? (rab?b). Compare Italian ribeca.

Noun

rebec m (plural rebecs)

1. rebec

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French rubebe, ultimately from Arabic ??????? (rab?b).

Noun

rebec m (plural rebecs)

1. rebec

Romanian

Etymology

From French rebec.

Noun

rebec n (plural rebecuri)

1. rebec

Declension