Thron

German

Etymology

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    Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos)bor.
    Latin thronusder.
    Old French tronebor.
    German Thron

    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): [tʁoːn]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -oːn

    Noun

    Thron m (strong, genitive Thrones or Throns, plural Throne)

    1. throne
    2. (figuratively) the monarchy

    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).

    Declension

    Declension of Thron [masculine, strong]
    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 rare, see notes.

    Derived terms

    • Elfenbeinthron
    • Fürstenthron
    • Kaiserthron
    • Königsthron
    • Marmorthron
    • Papstthron
    • Pfauenthron
    • Thronanwärter
    • Thronbesteigung
    • Thronfolge
    • Thronfolger
    • Thronjubiläum
    • Thronverzicht

    Descendants

    • → Estonian: troon
    • → Hungarian: trón

    Further reading

    • “Thron” in Duden online
    • “Thron” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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