regnbogi

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛknˌpɔːjɪ/

Noun

regnbogi m (genitive singular regnboga, nominative plural regnbogar)

1. rainbow

   Synonym: friðarbogi

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