Föön

See also: foon, -foon, and fo-on

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German fōnno, from Latin Favōnius (“Favonius, the god of the west wind”), from faveō (“favor, support”). Cognate with German Föhn.

Noun

Föön m

  1. (Uri) foehn (warm dry wind blowing down from the northern side of the Alps)

References
  • “Föön” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 25.
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