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

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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “regnbogi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive