טראָן

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɔn/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos). Compare German Thron, Polish tron, Russian, Ukrainian трон (tron).

Alternative forms

• טרוין (troyn)

Noun

טראָן • (tron) m, plural טראָנען (tronen)

1. throne

Derived terms

• טראָן־באַשטײַגונג (tron-bashtaygung, “enthronement”)
• טראָן־פּרעטענדענט (tron-pretendent), טראָן־יורש (tron-yoyresh, “heir apparent”)
• טראָנפֿאָלגער (tronfolger, “(Daytshmerish) heir apparent”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German trān (“tear”), from Old Saxon *trahn, Proto-Germanic *trahnuz. Compare German Tran. Possibly related to טרער (trer).

Alternative forms

• טראַן (tran)

Noun

טראָן • (tron) m

1. fish oil, blubber (of whale/seal)

Derived terms

• פֿישטראָן (fishtron, “cod liver oil”)
• וואַלפֿיש־טראָן (valfish-tron, “whale oil”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “טראָן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טראָן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN