regnboga

Icelandic

Noun

regnboga

1. inflection of regnbogi:
   1. indefinite accusative singular
   2. indefinite accusative plural
   3. indefinite dative singular
   4. indefinite genitive singular
   5. indefinite genitive plural

Old English

Alternative forms

• rēnboga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō, from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô. Cognate with Old Frisian reinboga, Old Saxon *reganbogo, Old Dutch *reganbogo, Old High German reginbogo, and Old Norse regnbogi. Equivalent to reġn (“rain”) +‎ boga (“bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrejnˌbo.ɡɑ/, [ˈrejnˌbo.ɣɑ]

Noun

reġnboga m

1. rainbow

Declension

Declension of reġnboga (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	reġnboga	reġnbogan
accusative	reġnbogan	reġnbogan
genitive	reġnbogan	reġnbogena
dative	reġnbogan	reġnbogum

Synonyms

• sċūrboga (poetic)

Descendants

• Middle English: reynbowe, raynbowe, raynebowe, rayne-bowe, reinbow, reinbowe, rein-bowe, reynebawe, reynebow, reynebowe, rainbou, rainbow, rayn-boghe (Northern)
  • English: rainbow
  • Scots: rainbow