regnbogi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse regnbogi (“rainbow”), from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô. Equivalent to regn (“rain”) +‎ bogi (“bow”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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regnbogi m (genitive singular regnboga, nominative plural regnbogar)

  1. rainbow
    Synonym: friðarbogi

Declension

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    Declension of regnbogi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative regnbogi regnboginn regnbogar regnbogarnir
accusative regnboga regnbogann regnboga regnbogana
dative regnboga regnboganum regnbogum regnbogunum
genitive regnboga regnbogans regnboga regnboganna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *regnabugô, equating to regn +‎ bogi.

Noun

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regnbogi m

  1. rainbow

Declension

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  Declension of regnbogi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative regnbogi regnboginn regnbogar regnbogarnir
accusative regnboga regnbogann regnboga regnbogana
dative regnboga regnboganum regnbogum regnbogunum
genitive regnboga regnbogans regnboga regnboganna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: regnbogi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: regnboge
  • Norwegian Bokmål: regnbue
  • Swedish: regnbåge
  • Danish: regnbue

References

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  • “regnbogi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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