fön
See also: Fön and Appendix:Variations of "fon"
German
Verb
fön
- singular imperative of fönen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of fönen
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fœːn/
- Rhymes: -œːn
Noun
fön f (genitive singular fanar, nominative plural fanir)
- (ornithology) barb (one of the side branches of a feather which collectively constitute the vane)
- (ichthyology, mycology) lamella (thin, plate-like structure forming part of a gill)
Declension
declension of fön
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fön | fönin | fanir | fanirnar |
| accusative | fön | fönina | fanir | fanirnar |
| dative | fön | föninni | fönum | fönunum |
| genitive | fanar | fanarinnar | fana | fananna |
Slovak
Alternative forms
- fén
- föhn
Etymology
From German Föhn, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, from Latin Favōnius (“Favonius”), a Roman wind god.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /føn/
Noun
fön m (genitive singular fönu, nominative plural föny, genitive plural fönov, declension pattern of dub)
- foehn
- hairdryer
- Synonym: sušič
Declension
Declension of fön
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fön | föny |
| genitive | fönu | fönov |
| dative | fönu | fönom |
| accusative | fön | föny |
| locative | föne | fönoch |
| instrumental | fönom | fönmi |
Further reading
- fön in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish
Alternative forms
- (strong wind): föhn
Etymology
From German Föhn.
Noun
fön c
- strong, hot wind in mountainous regions
- hair dryer
Declension
| Declension of fön | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fön | fönen | fönar | fönarna |
| Genitive | föns | fönens | fönars | fönarnas |
Synonyms
- (hair dryer): hårfön, hårtork
Descendants
- → Finnish: fööni
Further reading
- fön in Svensk ordbok.
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, from Latin Favōnius (“Favonius”), a Roman wind god.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fœn/
Noun
fön (definite accusative fönü, plural fönler)
- blow dryer
- (meteorology) foehn
Volapük
Noun
fön (nominative plural föns)
- furnace, oven
Declension
declension of fön
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fön | föns |
| genitive | föna | fönas |
| dative | föne | fönes |
| accusative | föni | fönis |
| vocative 1 | o fön! | o föns! |
| predicative 2 | fönu | fönus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only