thrown
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thrōn, IPA(key): /θɹəʊn/
- (General American) enPR: thrōn, IPA(key): /θɹoʊn/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊn
- Homophone: throne
Verb edit
thrown
- past participle of throw
Adjective edit
thrown (not comparable)
- Launched by throwing.
- a thrown weapon
- Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.
- (slang) Confused; perplexed.
- I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks.
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
thrown
- Aspirate mutation of trown.
Mutation edit
| 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. | |||