Thron

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]

• Audio

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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).

Derived terms

• thronen

Further reading

• Thron in Duden online