Thron

German

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos)bor.
Latin thronusder.
Old French tronebor.
German Thron
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    From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#THRONCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#THRON thrōn, trōn, from Old FrenchCategory:German terms derived from Old French#THRON tron, from LatinCategory:German terms derived from Latin#THRON thronus, from Ancient GreekCategory:German terms derived from Ancient Greek#THRON θρόνος (thrónos, “seat, place of honour”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Thron m (strong, genitive Thrones or Throns, plural Throne)Category:German lemmas#THRONCategory:German nouns#THRONCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#THRONCategory:German masculine nouns#THRONCategory:Pages with entries#THRONCategory:Pages with 1 entry#THRON

    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).

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    Descendants

    Further reading

    • “Thron” in Duden online
    • “Thron”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎ (in German)
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