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

Mutated forms of trown

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trown	drown	nhrown	thrown

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.