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rebec

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle French rebec, alteration of rubebe (see English ribibe), from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb).

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Noun

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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, Areopagitica:
      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.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Uncertain.

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Adjective

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

  1. rebellious, unruly, disobedient

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From French rebec.

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Noun

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rebec

  1. (music) rebec

Declension

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Inflection of rebec (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative rebec rebecit
genitive rebecin rebecien
partitive rebeciä rebecejä
illative rebeciin rebeceihin
singular plural
nominative rebec rebecit
accusative nom. rebec rebecit
gen. rebecin
genitive rebecin rebecien
partitive rebeciä rebecejä
inessive rebecissä rebeceissä
elative rebecistä rebeceistä
illative rebeciin rebeceihin
adessive rebecillä rebeceillä
ablative rebeciltä rebeceiltä
allative rebecille rebeceille
essive rebecinä rebeceinä
translative rebeciksi rebeceiksi
abessive rebecittä rebeceittä
instructive rebecein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rebec (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rebecini rebecini
accusative nom. rebecini rebecini
gen. rebecini
genitive rebecini rebecieni
partitive rebeciäni rebecejäni
inessive rebecissäni rebeceissäni
elative rebecistäni rebeceistäni
illative rebeciini rebeceihini
adessive rebecilläni rebeceilläni
ablative rebeciltäni rebeceiltäni
allative rebecilleni rebeceilleni
essive rebecinäni rebeceinäni
translative rebecikseni rebeceikseni
abessive rebecittäni rebeceittäni
instructive
comitative rebeceineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rebecisi rebecisi
accusative nom. rebecisi rebecisi
gen. rebecisi
genitive rebecisi rebeciesi
partitive rebeciäsi rebecejäsi
inessive rebecissäsi rebeceissäsi
elative rebecistäsi rebeceistäsi
illative rebeciisi rebeceihisi
adessive rebecilläsi rebeceilläsi
ablative rebeciltäsi rebeceiltäsi
allative rebecillesi rebeceillesi
essive rebecinäsi rebeceinäsi
translative rebeciksesi rebeceiksesi
abessive rebecittäsi rebeceittäsi
instructive
comitative rebeceinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rebecimme rebecimme
accusative nom. rebecimme rebecimme
gen. rebecimme
genitive rebecimme rebeciemme
partitive rebeciämme rebecejämme
inessive rebecissämme rebeceissämme
elative rebecistämme rebeceistämme
illative rebeciimme rebeceihimme
adessive rebecillämme rebeceillämme
ablative rebeciltämme rebeceiltämme
allative rebecillemme rebeceillemme
essive rebecinämme rebeceinämme
translative rebeciksemme rebeceiksemme
abessive rebecittämme rebeceittämme
instructive
comitative rebeceinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rebecinne rebecinne
accusative nom. rebecinne rebecinne
gen. rebecinne
genitive rebecinne rebecienne
partitive rebeciänne rebecejänne
inessive rebecissänne rebeceissänne
elative rebecistänne rebeceistänne
illative rebeciinne rebeceihinne
adessive rebecillänne rebeceillänne
ablative rebeciltänne rebeceiltänne
allative rebecillenne rebeceillenne
essive rebecinänne rebeceinänne
translative rebeciksenne rebeceiksenne
abessive rebecittänne rebeceittänne
instructive
comitative rebeceinenne

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French rebec, ultimately from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb). Compare Italian ribeca.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁə.bɛk/
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Noun

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rebec m (plural rebecs)

  1. rebec

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French rubebe, ultimately from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb).

Noun

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rebec m (plural rebecs)

  1. rebec

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French rebec.

Noun

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rebec n (plural rebecuri)

  1. rebec

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative rebec rebecul rebecuri rebecurile
genitive-dative rebec rebecului rebecuri rebecurilor
vocative rebecule rebecurilor