Regenbogen

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See also: regenbogen and Regenbögen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German rëgenboge, from Old High German reginbogo, from Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō. Equivalent to Regen (rain) +‎ Bogen (bow, arch, arc). Compare Dutch regenboog, English rainbow, Yiddish רעגנבויגן (regnboygn), Danish regnbue, Icelandic regnbogi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːɡənˌboːɡən/
  • Hyphenation: Re‧gen‧bo‧gen
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Noun

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Regenbogen m (strong, genitive Regenbogens, plural Regenbogen or Regenbögen)

  1. rainbow
    • 1883–1885, Friedrich Nietzsche, “Der Genesende”, in Also sprach Zarathustra [] [1]:
      Wie lieblich ist alles Reden und alle Lüge der Töne! Mit Tönen tanzt unsre Liebe auf bunten Regenbögen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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