tyfon

See also: Tyfon

Danish

Alternative forms

• taifun

Etymology

From English typhoon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyfon/, [tˢyˈfoˀn]

Noun

tyfon c (singular definite tyfonen, plural indefinite tyfoner)

1. typhoon

Inflection

Declension of tyfon

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tyfon	tyfonen	tyfoner	tyfonerne
genitive	tyfons	tyfonens	tyfoners	tyfonernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English typhoon.

Noun

tyfon m (definite singular tyfonen, indefinite plural tyfoner, definite plural tyfonene)

1. (meteorology) a typhoon (tropical cyclone in the western Pacific)
2. a warning siren

Synonyms

• taifun

References

• “tyfon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English typhoon.

Noun

tyfon m (definite singular tyfonen, indefinite plural tyfonar, definite plural tyfonane)

1. (meteorology) a typhoon (as above)
2. a warning siren

Synonyms

• taifun

References

• “tyfon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• taifun (dated)

Etymology

Cognate with Danish tyfon, German Typhon, French typhon, English typhoon, used in Swedish since 1771.

Noun

tyfon c

1. a typhoon, a kind of strong whirlwind or storm
2. a (trademarked brand of pressured air) siren

Declension

Declension of tyfon

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tyfon	tyfons
	definite	tyfonen	tyfonens
plural	indefinite	tyfoner	tyfoners
	definite	tyfonerna	tyfonernas

References

• tyfon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tyfon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)