favonian

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin favōniānus, from Favōnius (“the West Wind”), which heralded the beginning of spring.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /fəˈvəʊnɪən/

AdjectiveEdit

favonian (comparative more favonian, superlative most favonian)

1. Pertaining to the west wind.
2. (by extension) Mild, gentle.

TranslationsEdit

pertaining to the west wind

mild, gentle