Word: rebels
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
bels
Definition: Plural of rebel; `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Morphemes:
Affix: rebel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person from the Confederate States of America
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again, back
Affix: bellum
Language: la
Decoded: bellum
Meaning: war
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).