FAVONIUS

Meaning of FAVONIUS in English

/feuh voh"nee euhs/ , n.

the ancient Roman personification of the west wind. Cf. Zephyrus .

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FAVONIUS — [Roman] The Roman god of the gentle western wind, the herald of spring. Favonius ("favorable") is equal to the Greek …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
FAVONIAN — adjective Etymology: Latin ~us, from Favonius, the west wind Date: circa 1681 of or relating to the west wind ; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOEHN — noun or föhn ˈfərn, ˈfen, Ger fœ̅œ̅n ( -s ) Etymology: German föhn, from Old High German phōnno, from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAVONIAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOEHN — /fayn/ ; Ger. /fuen/ , n. a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAVONIAN — /feuh voh"nee euhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the west wind. 2. mild or favorable; propitious. [ 1650-60; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAVONIAN — adjective Etymology: Latin favonianus, from Favonius, the west wind Date: circa 1681 : of or relating to the west wind …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FÖHN — [ fə:n ] (also foehn ) ■ noun a hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FAVONIAN — [fa.vo.ni.an] adj [L favonianus, fr. Favonius, the west wind] (ca. 1681): of or relating to the west wind: mild
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FÆHN — n. (also foehn) 1 a hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps. 2 a warm dry wind …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FÖHN — n. (also foehn) 1 a hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps. 2 a warm dry wind …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ZEPHYRUS — [Greek] Zephyrus is the Greek god of the west wind, believed to live in a cave on Thrace. He is …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
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