רעבעל

Yiddish

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /rəˈbɛɫ/, /rɛˈbɛɫ/

Noun

רעבעל • (rebel) m, plural רעבעלן (rebeln), feminine רעבעלין (rebelin)

  1. rebel
    Synonyms: אויפֿשטאַנדלער (oyfshtandler), אויפֿשטענדלער (oyfshtendler), בונטאָווניק (buntovnik), בונטאַר (buntar)

Derived terms
  • רעבעלירן (rebelirn)

References
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “רעבעל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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