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): [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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