רעבעל
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“I wage war”). Compare German Rebell.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]רעבעל • (rebel) m, plural רעבעלן (rebeln), feminine רעבעלין (rebelin)
- rebel
- Synonyms: אויפֿשטאַנדלער (oyfshtandler), אויפֿשטענדלער (oyfshtendler), בונטאָווניק (buntovnik), בונטאַר (buntar)
Derived terms
[edit]- רעבעלירן (rebelirn)
References
[edit]- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “רעבעל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN