Why is it die Rebellion?
Rebellion ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ion die
Meaning
[1] Decided resistance
[1] entschiedener WiderstandExamples
[1] "In occupied Syria, this had just been possible to resolve a rebellion in Palestine within half a year"
[1] „Im besetzten Syrien war es diesem kurz zuvor gelungen, eine Rebellion in Palästina innerhalb eines halben Jahres niederzuschlagen.“
[1] "Then that has nothing more with a rebellion in puberty"
[1] „Das hat dann nichts mehr mit Rebellion in der Pubertät zu tun.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "A rebellion of the Free Mulatten failed, but in August 1791 a slave uprising began in the north of the colony"
[1] „Eine Rebellion der freien Mulatten schlug zwar fehl, aber im August 1791 begann im Norden der Kolonie ein Sklavenaufstand.“
[1] "After all, several groups rise to the open rebellione"
[1] „Schließlich erheben sich mehrere Gruppen zur offenen Rebellion.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Rebellion | die Rebellionen |
| Genitiv | der Rebellion | der Rebellionen |
| Dativ | der Rebellion | den Rebellionen |
| Akkusativ | die Rebellion | die Rebellionen |
Pronunciation
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