Masculine

Föhn

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) foehn (warm wind which appears on the leeward side of mountains, for example on the northern side of the alps in south Germany)
  2. (masculine, strong) hair dryer

Synonyms

warmer Wind

Haarföhn

Haarfön

Föhn-Phänomen

Föhnwind

Händetrockner

Trockenapparat

Trockenstoff

Fallwind

Frequency

33k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

feen

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/føːn/
Etymology

In summary

From Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, from Latin Favōnius (“Favonius”), a Roman wind god.

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