troon
See also: Troon
English
Etymology
Blend of transgender + goon (“member of Something Awful”) or transgender + loon (“crazy person”).
Noun
troon (plural troons)
- (Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) A transgender person.
- 2020 August 7, Nyssa Gryffindyke (@iowntheterf), Twitter:
- Nevertheless, the troons are forcing their ways into women's sports, women's jails, women's safe spaces, women's seats in political parties (Decaudin), etc.
- 2020 August 29, Fiona (@fifyfomum), Twitter:
- When the troons speak about ‘gender neutral spaces’ ALWAYS maintain they are promoting unisex spaces.
- 2021 October 26, Celeste (@coolestrogen), Twitter:
- how do I wear skirts without coming off like a troon twitter no-fashion-sense transbian
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:troon.
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See also
- troons (“trousers”)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /troːn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːn
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch trone, from Old French trone.
Noun
troon m (plural tronen, diminutive troontje n)
- throne (ornate seat)
- (Christianity, angelology) throne (angel of an order between cherubim and dominions)
Coordinate terms
- (angel): cherub, macht, seraf, serafijn
Derived terms
- keizerstroon
- koningstroon
- tronen
- troonengel
- troonopvolger
- troonopvolging
- troonrede
- troonsbestijging
Descendants
- Negerhollands: troon
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
troon
- first-person singular present indicative of tronen
- imperative of tronen
References
- “troon” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
Anagrams
- toorn
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Thron.
Noun
troon (genitive trooni, partitive trooni)
- throne
Declension
Declension of troon (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | troon | troonid |
| genitive | trooni | troonide |
| partitive | trooni | troone / troonisid |
| illative | trooni / troonisse | troonidesse / troonesse |
| inessive | troonis | troonides / troones |
| elative | troonist | troonidest / troonest |
| allative | troonile | troonidele / troonele |
| adessive | troonil | troonidel / troonel |
| ablative | troonilt | troonidelt / troonelt |
| translative | trooniks | troonideks / trooneks |
| terminative | troonini | troonideni |
| essive | troonina | troonidena |
| abessive | troonita | troonideta |
| comitative | trooniga | troonidega |
Further reading
- troon in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- troon in Sõnaveeb