LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive

rebellō

rebellō (present infinitive rebellāre, perfect active rebellāvī, supine rebellātum)
Classical[rɛˈbɛl.loː]Ecclesiastical[reˈbɛl.lo]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto renew war, to wage war again
  2. intransitiveto revolt
    Eo itidem tempore gens Alanorum prava ac pessima rebellavit contra Valentinianum imperatorem Romanorum ac gentium.Similarly at that time the depraved and greatly evil people of the Alans revolted against Valentinian, emperor of the Romans and of the peoples.8th century, anonymous author, Liber Historiae Francorum, section 2:

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.rebellōrebellābamrebellābōrebellāvīrebellāveramrebellāverō
2nd sg.rebellāsrebellābāsrebellābisrebellāvistīrebellāverāsrebellāveris
3rd sg.rebellatrebellābatrebellābitrebellāvitrebellāveratrebellāverit
1st pl.rebellāmusrebellābāmusrebellābimusrebellāvimusrebellāverāmusrebellāverimus
2nd pl.rebellātisrebellābātisrebellābitisrebellāvistisrebellāverātisrebellāveritis
3rd pl.rebellantrebellābantrebellābuntrebellāvērunt
rebellāvēre		rebellāverantrebellāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.rebellemrebellāremrebellāverimrebellāvissem
2nd sg.rebellēsrebellārēsrebellāverīsrebellāvissēs
3rd sg.rebelletrebellāretrebellāveritrebellāvisset
1st pl.rebellēmusrebellārēmusrebellāverīmusrebellāvissēmus
2nd pl.rebellētisrebellārētisrebellāverītisrebellāvissētis
3rd pl.rebellentrebellārentrebellāverintrebellāvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.rebellā—
pres. 2nd pl.rebellāte—
fut. 2nd sg.rebellātō—
fut. 3rd sg.rebellātō—
fut. 2nd pl.rebellātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.rebellantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiverebellāre—
perfect infinitiverebellāvisse—
future infinitiverebellātūrum esse—
present participlerebellāns—
future participlerebellātūrus
rebellātūra, rebellātūrā, rebellātūrae, rebellātūram, rebellātūrārum, rebellātūrās, rebellātūre, rebellātūrī, rebellātūrīs, rebellātūrō, rebellātūrōrum, rebellātūrōs, rebellātūrum		—
gerundrebellandī, rebellandō, rebellandumsupinerebellātum, rebellātū

rĕ-bello, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n.,
I. to wage war again (said of the conquered), to make an insurrection, to revolt, rebel (mostly postAug.; not in Cic. or Cæs.; syn.: descisco).
I. Lit.: Volsci rebellarunt, Liv. 2, 42; 4, 31; 40, 35; 8, 14, 5: crebrius, Suet. Aug. 21; Quint. 8, 5, 16 (but very dub. ap. Hirt. B. G. 8, 44, 1).—Poet.: tauro mutatus membra rebello, renew the combat, Ov. M. 9, 81; so id. ib. 13, 619.—
II. Trop.: credunt rebellare quae curaverint vitia, to break out again, Plin. 25, 13, 109, § 174: rebellat saepe umor, offers resistance (to writing), id. 13, 12, 25, § 81; cf.: Pudor rebellat, resists, Sen. Agam. 138: ille divus callidi monstri cinis in nos rebellat, i. e. the sphinx, id. Oedip. 106.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrebellō

Latin bellō Latin rebellō From re- + bellō (“to wage war”).

Descendants
  • Catalanrebel·lar-se
  • Italianribellare
  • Italianarrovellare
  • Englishrevelfrom Old French reveler
  • Portugueserebelar
  • Spanishrebelar
  • Frenchrebellerfrom Old French rebeller
  • Englishrebelfrom Old French rebeller

In English words that came into English from rebellō

  • rebellionrebelliō
  • rebelrebellis
  • revelrebellō

Quick answers

What does rebellō mean in Latin?
rebellō, a verb, means “to renew war, to wage war again; to revolt”.
What are the principal parts of rebellō?
rebellō, rebellāre, rebellāvī, rebellātum (first conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce rebellō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈbɛl.loː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈbɛl.lo].
Where does rebellō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin rebellō.
Which English words come from rebellō?
English words that go back to Latin rebellō include revel, rebellion and rebel.