føn

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Danish

Etymology

From German Föhn (foehn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /føːn/, [føːˀn]

Noun

føn c (singular definite fønen, plural indefinite føner)

  1. foehn
  2. blow-dryer, hairdryer (an electrical device used for drying hair)
  3. blow-dry (an instance of blow-drying)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From German Föhn (foehn), from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (west wind), from Favōnius (Roman wind god). Compare Danish føn and Swedish föhn.

Pronunciation

Noun

føn m (definite singular fønen, indefinite plural føner, definite plural fønene)

  1. foehn, a warm dry wind eveloping on the lee side of a mountain.
    føn over fjellene
    foehn over the mountains
  1. blow-dry (an instance of blow-drying)
    bestille vask og føn hos frisøren
    to order a wash and blow-dry at the hairdresser

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