ribellazione

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin rebellātiōnem (“renewal of hostilities; rebellion”), derived from rebellō (“to renew war; to revolt”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ri.bel.latˈt͡sjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: ri‧bel‧la‧zió‧ne

Noun

ribellazione m (plural ribellazioni)

  1. (obsolete) rebellion, revolt
    Synonyms: (obsolete or rare) ribellamento, ribellione, rivolta
    • 1348, Giovanni Villani, “ⅬⅪ. Come e per che modo si rubellò l’isola di Cicilia al re Carlo. [61. How the island of Sicily rebelled against King Charles]”, in Nuova Cronica [New Chronicle]‎, published 1991:
      sì·ssi mossono i Missinesi a ribellazione, e poi feciono quello e peggio che’ Palermitani contra’ Franceschi
      Thus the Messinese were pushed to rebellion, and then they did the same thing the Palermitans did against the French—and even worse

Further reading
  • ribellazione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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