Taifun

See also: taifun

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English typhoon; see there for further etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɪ̯ˈfuːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Tai‧fun

Noun

Taifun m (strong, genitive Taifuns, plural Taifune)

1. typhoon

Declension

Declension of Taifun [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Taifun	die	Taifune
genitive	eines	des	Taifuns	der	Taifune
dative	einem	dem	Taifun	den	Taifunen
accusative	einen	den	Taifun	die	Taifune

Descendants

• → Hungarian: tájfun
• → Romanian: taifun

Further reading

• “Taifun” in Duden online
• “Taifun”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)