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Föhn
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fohn foehn föhn fœhn
German
Alternative forms
de Fön
Etymology
de :inh goh:phonno<ety:bor<la-vul:faōnius<ety:from<la:favōnius>>>>
From de goh phonno, from de la-vul faōnius, an alteration of de la favōnius west wind, from de la Favōnius Favonius, a Roman wind god.
Pronunciation
de /føːn/
de De-Föhn.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,e:s
de meteorology foehn warm wind which appears on the leeward side of mountains, for example on the northern side of the alps in south Germany
hair dryer
de Haartrockner<qq:formal> Heißluftdusche Luftdusche
Usage notes
The normal plural is de Föhne.
The plural de Föhns is quite often heard in the vernacular.
de Fön is a trademark that was not affected by the 1996 spelling reform, and remains in use as an alternative spelling for the hair-dryer sense only.
Declension
m,,e:s
Descendants
1 az fön
1 ca foehn
1 zh -
cmn - zh 焚風 fénfēng
1 cs fén
1 da føn
1 nl föhn
id fon 1
1 en foehn
1 fi föhn
1 fr foehn
1 he פֶן fen
1 hu főn
1 it föhn fon
1 mk фен
1 ru фен
1 sh fen
1 sk fén fön
1 sv fön
1 tr fön
1 uk фен
1 vi phơn
Further reading
de
de Wind