rebec
English
Etymology
From Middle French rebec, alteration of rubebe.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹiːbɛk/, /ˈɹɛbɛk/
Noun
rebec (plural rebecs)
- (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, Aeropagitica:
- 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.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
Derived terms
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
Finnish
Declension
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | rebecein | |
| abessive | rebecittä | rebeceittä | |
| comitative | — | rebeceineen | |
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