different between thon vs phon

English

Etymology

Proposed in 1858 by Charles Crozat Converse from that + one.

Compare also dialectal English and Scots thon (“that; yon”, adjective; pronoun), which is a blend of that +? yon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ð?n/

Pronoun

thon (third-person singular, gender-neutral, possessive thons, reflexive thonself)

1. (nonstandard, rare, see usage notes) they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
2. (nonstandard, rare, see usage notes) them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.

Usage notes

A neologism when Charles Crozat Converse coined it in 1858, thon has seen limited use since then.

Synonyms

• (as subject): (singular) they
• (as object): (singular) them
• (neologism) ey, e, sie, shi, ze, per, co

Hyponyms

• (as subject): he, she
• (as object): him, her

Derived terms

• (neologism) thons
• (neologism) thonself

See also

• other attested gender-neutral pronouns

References

Further reading

• Gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• no'th

French

Etymology

From Latin thunnus, thynnus (itself from Ancient Greek ?????? (thúnnos)), possibly through the intermediate of Old Occitan ton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??/
• Homophones: thons, ton, tond, tonds, tons

Noun

thon m (plural thons)

1. tuna
2. (derogatory) an ugly woman

Synonyms

• (ugly woman): cageot, morue,

Derived terms

• thon rouge
• thonaire
• thonier

Further reading

• “thon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

First attested 1393 as ton. Borrowed from Latin thunnus, thynnus, possibly via Old Occitan ton although the Middle French is attested earlier than the Old Occitan.

Noun

thon m (plural thons)

1. tuna (fish)

Descendants

• French: ton

References

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ðon], [ð?n]

Adjective

thon (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of yon

Pronoun

thon

1. Alternative form of yon

Adverb

thon (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of yon

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [t??n??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [t?????]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [t?????]

Adjective

thon • (?, ?, ?)

1. tapering, tapered
2. slender

Derived terms

Related terms

• thuôn

English

Noun

phon (plural phons)

1. (acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured.

Translations

Italian

Noun

phon m (invariable)

1. Alternative form of fon