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Old English · noun

regnboga

Normalised reġnboga

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈrejnˌbo.ɡɑ/
[ˈrejnˌbo.ɣɑ]
Syllables
ˈrejn · ˌbo · ɡɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
rainbow

Meaning

  1. rainbow

Declension

Declension of regnboga
SingularPlural
Nominative reġnbogareġnbogan
Accusative reġnboganreġnbogan
Genitive reġnboganreġnbogena
Dative reġnboganreġnbogum

All forms (4)

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”).

Descendants

rainbow

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