English Explanatory Dictionary

thon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
  2. them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.
adj
  1. Yon.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ðʌn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thon.wav /ðɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thon2.wav

Word forms

thon thons thonself

Etymology

Proposed in 1858 by Charles Crozat Converse from that + one. Compare also dialectal English and Scots thon (“that; yon”, adjective; pronoun).

Synonyms

ey e sie shi ze per co they them

Related words

other attested gender-neutral pronouns

Derived words

thons thonself
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