thrown

English

Etymology

From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran.

Morphologically throw +‎ -n.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thrōn, IPA(key): /θɹəʊn/
  • (General American) enPR: thrōn, IPA(key): /θɹoʊn/
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  • Rhymes: -əʊn
  • Homophone: throne

Verb

thrown

  1. past participle of throw

Adjective

thrown (not comparable)

  1. Launched by throwing.
    a thrown weapon
  2. Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.
  3. (slang) Confused; perplexed.
    I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks.

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θrou̯n/

Verb

thrown

  1. Aspirate mutation of trown.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trown drown nhrown thrown
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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