thon

形容词 adj. 代词 pron.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Yon. not-comparable
    — “Whatever are ye lookin' at, Neil?” his mother demanded, looking up from fastening her favorite garnet brooch. “That's the third time ye've had a peek out thon window.” “Not a thing, Mam,” he said, inhaling deeply. “Only taking pleasure in the day. Such beautiful weather, is it not?” Mrs. Forbes sniffed, but obligingly settled her spectacles on[…]
代词 pron.
  1. they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she. gender-neutral,nonstandard,rare,singular,third-person
    — Every writer has "thons" verbal likes and dislikes, yet, for the sake of convenience, I trust that even "thon" who dislikes verbal innovations will give my little word a little trial and note for me the result.
  2. them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her. gender-neutral,nonstandard,rare,singular,third-person
    — If Mr. or Mrs. A. comes to the courthouse on Monday next I will be there to meet thon.

词形变化

thons possessive thonself reflexive

词汇关系

近义词
ey e sie shi ze per co
衍生词
thons thonself
相关词
other attested gender-neutral pronouns

词源

词源 1
Proposed in 1858 by Charles Crozat Converse from that + one. Compare also dialectal English and Scots thon (“that; yon”, adjective; pronoun).
词源 2
Alteration of yon due to the influence of this and that.
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