Thron

German

Etymology

From Middle High German thrōn, trōn, from Old French tron, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “seat, place of honour”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tʀoːn]
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  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Thron m (genitive Throns or Thrones, plural Throne)

  1. throne
  2. (figuratively) the monarchy

Declension
Declension of Thron
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Thron die Throne
genitive eines des Thrones,
Throns		 der Throne
dative einem dem Thron,
Throne1		 den Thronen
accusative einen den Thron die Throne
1Now uncommon, see notes

Usage notes

This and other words of Greek origin were unaffected by the spelling reform that changed the "th" in e.g. Thier to "t" (Tier).

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