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Rebec

Re′bec

(rē′bĕk)
,
Noun.
[F., fr. It.
ribeca
,
ribeba
, fr. Ar.
rabāb
a musical instrument of a round form.]
1.
(Mus.)
An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow.
[Written also
rebeck
.]
Milton.
He turn’d his
rebec
to a mournful note.
Drayton.
2.
A contemptuous term applied to an old woman.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


rebec

rebec

English

Noun

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, 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.

Derived terms

See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Translations


Finnish

Noun

rebec

  1. (music) rebec

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