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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "thon"}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===
Proposed in 1858 by {{w|Charles Crozat Converse}} from {{m|en|that}} + {{m|en|one}}.<ref>Quidnunc, “Thon—That's the Forewho”, ''American Speech'', Volume 48, Number 3/4 (Autumn–Winter 1973), pages 300-302</ref>

Compare also dialectal English and Scots {{m|en|thon||that; yon|pos=adjective; pronoun}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ðʌn/}} {{attn|en|changed recently - check}}
* {{rhymes|en|ʌn|s=1}}

====Pronoun====
{{en-pron|desc=third-person singular, [[gender-neutral]]|possessive|thons|reflexive|thonself}}

# {{lb|en|non-standard|rare|see usage notes}} [[they]] {{qualifier|singular}}. {{non-gloss|[[gender-neutral|Gender-neutral]] third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns {{m|en|he}} and {{m|en|she}}.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1889|month=November
|title=That Desired Impersonal Pronoun
|journal=The Writer
|author=C. Crozat Converse
|publisher=William H. Hills
|location=Boston|volume=3|issue=2|page=248
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QQQ-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA248
|passage=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.
}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1895
|title=Outlines of Psychology
|author=Henry Graham Williams
|publisher=C. W. Bardee|location=Syracuse|edition=3rd
|ol=25083084M|url=https://archive.org/details/outlinesofpsycho01will|id={{LCC|BF141.W12}}
|page=5
|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=_BEAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=thon
|passage=Every student should acquaint [[thonself]] with some method by which '''thon''' can positively correlate the facts of [[thons]] knowledge.
}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1907|month=August
|title=Thε Sol:—Hwens?—Hwither?
|author=C. W. Larisunz
|journal=Thε Jurnɑl ɵv ɷrthɵεpi & ɷrthɵgrɑfi
|volume=24|issue=8|page=153
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hTJAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA153
|passage=In everi individɥɑl then, ɑr thε elεments ɑut ɵv hwich everi sol haz pɑuer tu ɛlaborɞt ʊntu [[thonself]] hwɵtever cɵndishʊn '''thon''' dɛzɩrz — tu mɞc fɷr [[thonself]] heven ɷr hel, hwichever '''thon''' iz wiliŋ tu strɩv fɷr.
|transliteration=In every individual then, are the elements out of which every soul has power to elaborate unto [[thonself]] whatever condition '''thon''' desires — to make for [[thonself]] heaven or hell, whichever '''thon''' is willing to strive for.
}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1985
|title=On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
|author=[[w:William Zinsser|William Knowlton Zinsser]]
|publisher=Harper & Row|location=New York|edition=3rd
|page=121
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fiZFAAAAYAAJ
|isbn=978-0060154097|id={{LCC|PE1429.Z5 1985}}|lccn=84048208
|passage=Maybe I don't speak for the average American, but I very much doubt that '''thon''' wants that word in [[thons]] language or that '''thon''' would use it [[thonself]].<!--This is not how language changes.-->
}}
# {{lb|en|non-standard|rare|see usage notes}} [[them]] {{qualifier|singular}}. {{non-gloss|[[gender-neutral|Gender-neutral]] third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns {{m|en|him}} and {{m|en|her}}.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=1884-07-23
|title=A New Pronoun
|journal=The Critic and Good Literature
|author=C. C. Converse
|location=New York|issue=31|page=55
|date_published=1884-08-02
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9H_mAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA55
|passage=If Mr. or Mrs. A. comes to the courthouse on Monday next I will be there to meet '''thon'''.
}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:Charlie Kaufman|title=w:Antkind|isbn=978-0-399-58968-3|year=2020|page=102|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw6xDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PP6&dq=antkind&hl=es&pg=PP6#v=snippet&q=thon&f=false|passage=I send my files to Dinsmore with a cutting note too subtle for '''thon''' to understand (thon is an imbecile, regardless of thon’s protected status).}}

=====Usage notes=====
A neologism when Charles Crozat Converse coined it in 1858, ''thon'' has seen limited use since then.

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|as subject}} {{qualifier|singular}} [[they]]
* {{sense|as object}} {{qualifier|singular}} [[them]]
* {{qualifier|neologism}} [[ey]], [[e]], [[sie]], [[shi]], [[ze]], [[per]], [[co]]

=====Hyponyms=====
* {{sense|as subject}} {{l|en|he}}, {{l|en|she}}
* {{sense|as object}} {{l|en|him}}, {{l|en|her}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{qualifier|neologism}} [[thons]]
* {{qualifier|neologism}} [[thonself]]

====See also====
* other [[Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns|attested gender-neutral pronouns]]

====References====
<references/>

====Further reading====
* {{pedia|Gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns}}

===Etymology 2===
Alteration of {{m|en|yon}} due to the influence of {{m|en|this}} and {{m|en|that}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ðɒn/}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɒn|s=1}}

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|-}}

# [[yon|Yon]].
#* {{quote-book|en|date=2010-12-17|author=Diana Gabaldon|title=A Breath of Snow and Ashes|publisher=Anchor Canada|isbn=9780385674690
|text=“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{{nb...}}}}
#* {{quote-book|en|date=2011-01-04|author=Allie Mackay|title=Must Love Kilts|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781101476802
|text=“But”—he spoke in a tone that made Magnus feel like a lad of twelve—“look in the shadows of '''thon''' window embrasure and tell me what you see.” Magnus bit back a curse and followed the older man's gaze. “I see Maili, the smithy's daughter.”}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=hnot|no'th}}

{{cln|en|third person pronouns}}
{{C|en|Gender}}
{{cln|en|heteronyms}}

==French==

===Etymology===
From {{der|fr|la|thunnus}}, {{m|la|thynnus}} (itself from {{der|fr|grc|θύννος}}), possibly through the intermediate of {{cog|pro|ton}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-thon.ogg}}
* {{homophones|fr|thons|ton|tond|tonds|tons}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# [[tuna]]
# {{lb|fr|pejorative}} an [[ugly]] [[woman]]
#: {{syn|fr|cageot|morue}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|thon rouge}}
* {{l|fr|thonaire}}
* {{l|fr|thonier}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ro|ton|bor=1}}
* {{desc|tr|ton|bor=1}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

{{C|fr|Appearance|Scombroids}}

==Linngithigh==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronoun====
{{head|lnj|pronoun forms}}

# {{lb|lnj|personal}} {{inflection of|lnj|ayong||dat}}; to [[me]] {{q|indirect object}}

====See also====
{{Linngithigh personal pronouns}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{head|lnj|verb}}

# {{alt form|lnj|thoc}}

==Middle French==

===Etymology===
First attested 1393 as {{m|frm|ton}}. Borrowed from {{bor|frm|la|thunnus}}, {{m|la|thynnus}}, possibly via {{cog|pro|ton}} although the Middle French is attested earlier than the Old Occitan.<ref>{{R:fr:TLFi|etym=1}}</ref>

===Noun===
{{frm-noun|m}}

# [[tuna]] (fish)

====Descendants====
* {{desctree|en|tunny|bor=1}}
* {{desctree|fr|thon}}

===References===
<references/>

==Scots==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sco|[ðon]|[ðɔn]}}

===Adjective===
{{sco-adj|-}}

# {{alternative form of|sco|yon}}

===Pronoun===
{{sco-pron}}

# {{alternative form of|sco|yon}}

===Adverb===
{{sco-adv|-}}

# {{alternative form of|sco|yon}}

==Vietnamese==

===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA}}

===Adjective===
{{vi-adj|[[刌]], [[忖]], [[村]]}}

# [[tapering]], [[tapered]]
# [[slender]]

====Derived terms====
{{vi-der|thon gọn|thon thả}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|vi|thuôn}}

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