LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

rebellis1

rebellis (neuter rebelle)
Classical[rɛˈbɛl.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[reˈbɛl.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationThat makes war anew, waging war again; insurgent, rebellious.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerebellisrebellisrebelle
genitiverebellisrebellisrebellis
dativerebellīrebellīrebellī
accusativerebellemrebellemrebelle
ablativerebellīrebellīrebellī
vocativerebellisrebellisrebelle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerebellēsrebellēsrebellia
genitiverebelliumrebelliumrebellium
dativerebellibusrebellibusrebellibus
accusativerebellīs
rebellēs		rebellīs
rebellēs		rebellia
ablativerebellibusrebellibusrebellibus
vocativerebellēsrebellēsrebellia

rĕbellis, is, adj. id.,
I. that makes war afresh, insurgent, rebellious (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: rebelles Aeneadae, Verg. A. 12, 185: Gallus, id. ib. 6, 858: Numidae, Ov. M. 15, 754: regio rebellis et indomita, Curt. 8, 1, 35: colonia, Tac. H. 4, 72: motus, Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 213.— Subst.: rĕbelles, ium, m., rebels, Tac. A. 1, 40; 2, 26; Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 238; Vulg. Num. 14, 9.—
II. Trop.: rebellis amor, Ov. R. Am. 246: flammae seditione rogi, Stat. Th. 1, 35: cervix, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 155: animi, Spart. And. 5, 1.

Origins

From rebellō (“to renew war”) + -is (although this usually forms adjectives from nouns, not from verbs), from re- (“again”) + bellō (“to wage war”).

Descendants
  • Catalanrevell
  • Catalanrebel
  • Englishrebelfrom Old French rebelle
  • Frenchrebellefrom Old French rebelle
  • Italianribelle
  • Portugueserevel
  • Portugueserebel
  • Portugueserebelde
  • Spanishrebelde
  • Scotsrebelfrom Old French rebelle

In English words that came into English from rebellis

  • rebelrebellis
noun · masculinethird declension
rebellis2
rebellis m (genitive rebellis, feminine rebellātrīx)
Classical[rɛˈbɛl.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[reˈbɛl.lis]

Meaning

  1. masculinerebel, insurgent

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerebellisrebellēs
genitiverebellisrebellium
dativerebellīrebellibus
accusativerebellemrebellēs
rebellīs
ablativerebellerebellibus
vocativerebellisrebellēs

Origins

From rebellō (“to renew war”) + -is (although this usually forms adjectives from nouns, not from verbs), from re- (“again”) + bellō (“to wage war”).

Quick answers

What does rebellis mean in Latin?
rebellis, a adjective, means “That makes war anew, waging war again; insurgent, rebellious.”.
How do you pronounce rebellis?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈbɛl.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈbɛl.lis].