foehn

== English == === Alternative forms === foen, föhn, fohn === Etymology === Borrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (“west wind”), from Favōnius (“Roman wind god”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fɜːn/, /feɪn/ (US) IPA(key): /fɝn/, /feɪn/ Rhymes: -ɜːn, -eɪn, -ɜː(ɹ)n Homophones: feign, fern, fane (archaic), fain === Noun === foehn (plural foehns) A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. 1971, WW Kibler, translating Gian Fontana, ‘The Mayor of Valdei’, in Bezzola (ed.), The Curly-Horned Cow, Peter Owen 1971, p. 71: The foehn and the sun must have awakened the spirits of spring way up in the heights. (meteorology) A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === chinook === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “foehn”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Further reading === Foehn wind on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Katabatic wind on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Föhn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /føn/ === Noun === foehn m (plural foehns) (meteorology) foehn (Switzerland, Alsace) hairdryer ==== Derived terms ==== foehner === Further reading === “foehn”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === föhn — prescriptive foen === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Föhn, a genericized trademark. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈføn/ Rhymes: -øn === Noun === foehn n (plural foehnuri) hairdryer Synonym: uscător de păr ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “foehn”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026