foehn
foehn · foehns
фён
Föhn
A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in SwitzerlandA warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
UK/fɜːn/US/fɝn/
Meaning
2 sensesA warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
Föhn
фёнfjon
a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain.
фёнfjon
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
warm dry wind blowing down the northern sides of the Alps:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
warm dry wind blowing down the northern sides of the Alps:
Origin
Borrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faōnius, an alteBorrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (“west wind”), from Favōnius (“Roman wind god”).
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Forms
plural: foehnsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps:fohn