Fahrwind

German

Etymology

From fahren (“to sail, drive”) +‎ Wind (“wind”).

Noun

Fahrwind m (strong, genitive Fahrwindes or Fahrwinds, plural Fahrwinde)

1. The wind used to propel a sailing ship.
2. (rare) Alternative form of Fahrtwind.

Declension

Declension of Fahrwind [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fahrwind	die	Fahrwinde
genitive	eines	des	Fahrwindes, Fahrwinds	der	Fahrwinde
dative	einem	dem	Fahrwind, Fahrwinde1	den	Fahrwinden
accusative	einen	den	Fahrwind	die	Fahrwinde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Fahrwind” in Duden online