regnbogi

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

regnbogi m (genitive singular regnboga, nominative plural regnbogar)

  1. rainbow
    Synonym: friðarbogi

Declension

Declension of regnbogi (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

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

regnbogi m

  1. rainbow

Declension

  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

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

References

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