trono

See also: tronó

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈtɾo̞.nu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈtɾɔ.no]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɾɔ.nu]

Verb

trono

1. first-person singular present indicative of tronar

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trono, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tro‧no
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾono/ [ˈt̪ɾ̪o.n̪o]

Noun

trono

1. throne
2. (slang) high position

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “elevated seat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrono/

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• Rhymes: -ono
• Syllabification: tro‧no

Noun

trono (accusative singular tronon, plural tronoj, accusative plural tronojn)

1. throne, a ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop, or similar figure.

Derived terms

• detronigi
• surtronigi
• troni
• Tronoj

Further reading

• “trono”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “trono”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Galician

Trono ("bombard")

Etymology 1

Attested since 1370 (trõo). From Old Galician-Portuguese (compare Portuguese trom), from Latin tonus (“thunderclap; sound, tone”) (probably through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *tronus, with influence from tonitrus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɔno̝/, /ˈtɾono̝/

Noun

trono m (plural tronos)

1. thunder
   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, page 392:

     ca a noyte foy moyto escura, et fezo trõos et lóstregos et uẽto moy forte, et chouj́a moy rrégeament.

     because the night was very dark, and there were thunder and lightning and a very strong wind, and it was raining heavily

2. (archaic, weaponry) bombard
   • 1457, Fernando Tato Plaza, editor, Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos, Santiago: Concello da Cultura Galega, page 171:

     Hũu trono cõ seu serujdor e hũu fole de póluora

     A bombard with its server and a bag of powder

Synonyms

• (thunder): tronido

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾono̝/

Noun

trono m (plural tronos)

1. throne

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “trono”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “trono”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trono”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trono”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto trono, from English throne, French trône, German Thron, Italian trono, Spanish trono, Portuguese trono, Russian трон (tron), ultimately from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos).

Noun

trono (plural troni)

1. throne

Derived terms

• destronizar (“to dethrone”)
• entronigar (“to enthrone”)
• tronala
• tronizar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔ.no/
• Rhymes: -ɔno
• Hyphenation: trò‧no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “seat, throne”).

Noun

trono m (plural troni)

1. throne

Etymology 2

From Latin tonus, (probably through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *tronus, with confluence from tonitrus).

Noun

trono m (plural troni)

1. (obsolete) alternative form of tuono
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso, Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XXI, p. 379 vv. 7, 10-12:

     «[...] [L]a bellezza mia [...], ¶ se non si temperasse, tanto splende, ¶ che 'l tuo mortal podere, al suo fulgore, ¶ sarebbe fronda che trono scoscende. [...]»

     «[...] My beauty [...], ¶ if it were tempered not, is so resplendent ¶ that all thy mortal power, in its effulgence, ¶ would seem a leaflet that the thunder crushes. [...]»

See also

• truono

Anagrams

• torno, tornò

Portuguese

tronos

Alternative forms

• throno (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese trono (“throne”), borrowed from Latin thronus (“throne”) and displacing the inherited trõo, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “throne, seat”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾõ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾõ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo.nu/

• Hyphenation: tro‧no

Noun

trono m (plural tronos)

1. throne (ornate seat)

   O rei sentou-se no seu trono dourado. ― The king sat on his golden throne.

2. (figuratively) throne (the formal position of a sovereign)

   Ele é o herdeiro aparente do trono. ― He is the heir apparent of the throne.

   • 1930 February 11, “O perfil politico de Isabel [Isabel’s political profile]”, in Correio da Manhã, volume XXIX, number 10775, Rio de Janeiro, page 4:

     A princeza regente encarou a situação com uma notavel firmeza de animo. A idéa de acabar com a escravidão em nosso paiz era tão firme e tão arraigada no seu espirito, que não exitou^[sic] de a collocar acima da propria conservação do throno, o throno que lhe viria a caber.

     The princess regent faced the situation with remarkable steadfastness of mind. The idea of putting an end to slavery in our country was so firm and so deeply rooted in her spirit that she did not hesitate to place it above even the preservation of the throne itself, the throne that was to be hers.

3. (colloquial, humorous) throne, toilet (ceramic bowl)

Further reading

• “trono”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “trono”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos). Cognate with English throne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾono/ [ˈt̪ɾo.no]
• Rhymes: -ono
• Syllabification: tro‧no

Noun

trono m (plural tronos)

1. throne

Derived terms

• destronar

Descendants

• → Tagalog: trono

Further reading

• “trono”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• torono

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trono, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾono/ [ˈt̪ɾoː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -ono
• Syllabification: tro‧no

Noun

trono (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜓ)

1. throne

   Synonym: luklukan

2. (Christianity) throne (third highest order of angel)
3. (slang) toilet seat

   Synonym: inodoro

Related terms

• entronisasyon

See also

• anghel
• arkanghel
• birtudes
• dominasyones
• kerubin
• potestades
• prinsipados
• serapin

Further reading

• “trono”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “trono”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[2], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN