tron
English
Noun
tron (plural trons)
- Obsolete form of trone (weighing machine)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for tron in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- ront, torn
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈtɾɔn/
Noun
tron m (plural trons)
- throne
Derived terms
- entronitzar
Further reading
- “tron” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tron”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “tron” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tron” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cornish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /troːn/
Noun
tron m (plural tronow or tronyow)
- nose, snout
- point (of land)
- (Revived Late Cornish) tunnel
Synonyms
- dewfrik
- frigow
Mutation
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| tron | dron | thron | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Danish
Verb
tron
- imperative of trone
Middle English
Noun
tron
- Alternative form of trone (“throne”)
Norman
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
tron m
- (Jersey) blunt
Etymology 2
From Old French tronc (“alms box, tree trunk, headless body”), from Latin truncus (“a stock, lopped tree trunk”), from truncus (“cut off, maimed, mutilated”).
Noun
tron m (plural trons)
- (Jersey) trunk
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
tron
- imperative of trone
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Catalan tro), from Latin tonus (“thunderclap; sound, tone”) (possibly through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *tronus), incremented with an -r- due to influence from *tronitus < tonitrus). Compare also Portuguese trom, Spanish trueno).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tru/
Audio (file)
Noun
tron m (plural trons)
- thunder
Related terms
- tronar
Piedmontese
Alternative forms
- trun
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /truŋ/
Noun
tron m (plural tron)
- thunder
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old High German t(h)rōn, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔn
- Syllabification: tron
Noun
tron m inan
- throne
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tron | trony |
| genitive | tronu | tronów |
| dative | tronowi | tronom |
| accusative | tron | trony |
| instrumental | tronem | tronami |
| locative | tronie | tronach |
| vocative | tronie | trony |
Related terms
- tronowy
Further reading
- tron in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tron in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French trône, Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tron/
Noun
tron n (plural tronuri)
- throne
- (humorous) toilet
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) tron | tronul | (niște) tronuri | tronurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) tron | tronului | (unor) tronuri | tronurilor |
| vocative | tronule | tronurilor | ||
See also
- scaun
- jeț
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
- tro + an
Preposition
tron
- through the
Spanish
Noun
tron m (plural trones)
- (colloquial) guy, dude, bro
- Synonyms: tronco, tío
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtruːn/
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tron c
- a throne; an ornate seat
Declension
| Declension of tron | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tron | tronen | troner | tronerna |
| Genitive | trons | tronens | troners | tronernas |
Derived terms
- tronarvinge
- tronavsägelse
- tronföljare
- tronföljd
- tronhimmel
- tronpretendent
- tronskifte
- trontal
- trontillträde
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
tron
- definite singular of tro.
Anagrams
- torn