Fruahjåhr

Bavarian

Etymology

From fruah (“early”) +‎ Jåhr (“year”). Akin to German Frühjahr and Luxembourgish Fréijoer.

Pronunciation

• (Vienna) IPA^(key): /ˈfruɐ̯ˌjɔa̯/
• Hyphenation: Fruah‧jåhr

Noun

Fruahjåhr n

1. (Vienna) spring
   • 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:

     Zårte Blatterl schiaßen aus die Zweigel,
     und Papierln ziagn im Fruahjåhrswind.

     Tender leaves shoot up from the grape,
     and the papers move in the spring wind.

References

• Maria Hornung, Sigmar Grüner (2002) “Fruajǫa”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT, p. 394