# foehn

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɜːn/

## Definitions
1. A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
2. A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (“west wind”), from Favōnius (“Roman wind god”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/foehn