föhn

See also Föhn

English

Noun

föhn (plural föhns)

  1. Alternative spelling of foehn.

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Dutch

Etymology

From German Föhn, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, from Latin Favōnius (Favonius), a Roman wind god.

Pronunciation

Noun

föhn m (plural föhns, diminutive föhntje)

  1. hair dryer
    • 2006, Kees Kager, Het Zwanenwater, Gopher Publishers, page 200:
      Hij keek in de spiegel naar Babet die de föhn ter hand had genomen.
      He looked in the mirror to Babet who had taken the hair dryer in her hand.
  2. foehn

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Finnish

Etymology

From German Föhn, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, from Latin Favōnius (Favonius), a Roman wind god.

Noun

föhn

  1. foehn (wind)

Declension


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German

Pronunciation

Verb

föhn

  1. Imperative singular of föhnen.
  2. (informal) First-person singular present of föhnen.

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Föhn, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, from Latin Favōnius (Favonius), a Roman wind god.

Noun

föhn m (invariable)

  1. foehn
  2. hair dryer
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