regnbogi
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse regnbogi (“rainbow”), from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô. Equivalent to regn (“rain”) + bogi (“bow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
regnbogi m (genitive singular regnboga, nominative plural regnbogar)
- rainbow
- Synonym: friðarbogi
Declension edit
declension of regnbogi
| m-w1 | 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *regnabugô, equating to regn + bogi.
Noun edit
regnbogi m
Declension edit
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 edit
References edit
- “regnbogi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press