different between yankee vs rebel

English

Noun

yankee (plural yankees)

1. (nautical) A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut clew, normally used together with a staysail. A sailing boat is typically equipped with three yankee sails of different sizes, number one being the largest.

Anagrams

• Keaney

French

Adjective

yankee (plural yankees)

1. Yankee (attributive)
2. (Louisiana) An Anglo-American, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.

Spanish

Pronunciation

Adjective

yankee (plural yankees)

1. Alternative spelling of yanqui

Noun

yankee m or f (plural yankees)

1. Alternative spelling of yanqui

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