favonian

Meaning

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

Translations

μειλίχιος

πράος

peu rigoureux

peu sévère

Pronounced as (IPA)
/fəˈvəʊnɪən/
Etymology

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

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