Regenbogen
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See also: regenbogen and Regenbögen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]Regenbogen m (strong, genitive Regenbogens, plural Regenbogen or Regenbögen)
- rainbow
- 1883–1885, Friedrich Nietzsche, “Der Genesende”, in Also sprach Zarathustra […] [Thus Spoke 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)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Regenbogen [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Regenbogen | die | Regenbogen, Regenbögen |
genitive | eines | des | Regenbogens | der | Regenbogen, Regenbögen |
dative | einem | dem | Regenbogen | den | Regenbogen, Regenbögen |
accusative | einen | den | Regenbogen | die | Regenbogen, Regenbögen |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Regenbogen” in Duden online
- “Regenbogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Regenbogen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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