different between thon vs tho
thon
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)
- (nonstandard, rare, see usage notes) they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
- (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)
- tuna
- (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)
- tuna (fish)
Descendants
- French: ton
References
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ðon], [ð?n]
Adjective
thon (not comparable)
- Alternative form of yon
Pronoun
thon
- Alternative form of yon
Adverb
thon (not comparable)
- 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 • (?, ?, ?)
- tapering, tapered
- slender
Derived terms
Related terms
- thuôn
thon From the web:
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tho
English
Pronunciation
- (when stressed)
- (UK) IPA(key): /ð??/
- (US) IPA(key): /ðo?/
- Rhymes: -??
- (when unstressed)
- (West Country) IPA(key): /ð?/
- Homophone: the
Etymology 1
From Middle English tho, tha, from Old English þ? pl (“the, those”), from Proto-Germanic *þai (“those”), from Proto-Indo-European *to-, *só (“that”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian do pl (“the”).
Article
tho
- (obsolete, West Country) The (plural form); those.
Pronoun
tho
- (obsolete) Those; they.
Etymology 2
From Middle English tho, tha, from Old English þ? (“then, when”), from Proto-Germanic *þa- (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *to-, *só (“that”). See also German da (“then, thereupon”).
Adverb
tho (not comparable)
- (now dialectal) Then; thereupon.
- 1481, William Caxton, The History Reynard the Fox?
- Tho went I near and found Master Reynard, that had left that he first read and sang, and began to play his old play.
- 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender? Januarye?
- Tho to a hill his faynting flocke he ledde.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.2:
- Tho, her avizing of the vertues rare / Which thereof spoken were, she gan againe / Her to bethink of that mote to her selfe pertaine.
- 1642, Henry More, Song Soul?
- Tho I gan closely on his person look.
- 1481, William Caxton, The History Reynard the Fox?
Conjunction
tho
- (dialectal) When.
Etymology 3
Mostly found in American English; alteration of though. Compare tho'.
Adverb
tho (not comparable)
- (informal, chiefly US) Alternative spelling of though
Anagrams
- -oth, HOT, OTH, hot, o'th', oth
Crimean Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sa, *s?, *þat.
Article
tho
- the
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
- omnibus vero dictionibus praeponebat articulum tho aut the
- but to all utterances one prefixes the article tho or the
- omnibus vero dictionibus praeponebat articulum tho aut the
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
Usage notes
While it is likely that Crimean Gothic retained grammatical gender, de Busbecq's letter does not mention which articles are used with which words, making it impossible to reconstruct their gender.
Middle English
Article
tho
- the
- c. 1449-1455, Reginald Pecock, Represser of over-much weeting of the Clergie
- sithen if tho thre be sufficiently improued , that is to seie , if it be sufficientli proued that tho thre ben noust and vntrewe and badde
- c. 1449-1455, Reginald Pecock, Represser of over-much weeting of the Clergie
Old Saxon
Adverb
thô
- then
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o?/
Adverb
tho (not comparable)
- though, however
Welsh
Noun
tho
- Aspirate mutation of to.
Mutation
tho From the web:
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- what tho means
- what though means
- what though the radiance
- what type
- what thou doest do quickly
- what thor movie is first