Finnish

Proper noun

Tyfon

1. (Greek mythology) Typhon

Declension

Danish

Alternative forms

• taifun

Noun

tyfon c (singular definite tyfonen, plural indefinite tyfoner)

1. typhoon

Inflection

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

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

References

• tyfon in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• tyfon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.