Definitions For Thon

Pronoun

{{en-pron, desc=third-person singular, gender-neutral, possessive, thons, reflexive, thonself}} (non-standard, rare, see usage notes) they {{qualifier, singular}}. {{non-gloss definition, gender-neutral, gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.}} }} }} }} }} (non-standard, rare, see usage notes) them {{qualifier, singular}}. {{non-gloss definition, gender-neutral, 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 {{qualifier, singular}} they as object {{qualifier, singular}} them {{qualifier, neologism}} ey, e, sie, shi, ze, per, co

Hyponyms

as subject he, she as object him, her

Derived terms

{{qualifier, neologism}} thons {{qualifier, neologism}} thonself

Etymology

Proposed in 1858 by {{w, Charles Crozat Converse}} from that + one.Quidnunc, “Thon—That's the Forewho”, American Speech, Volume 48, Number 3/4 (Autumn–Winter 1973), pages 300-302 compare also dialectal english and scots thon, , that; yon, pos=adjective; pronoun, which is a nocap=1, that, yon.

See also

other appendix:english third-person singular pronouns, attested and appendix:list of protologisms/third person singular gender neutral pronouns, proposed gender-neutral pronouns

Anagrams

no'th