See also: króna, kröna, kronā, and kroņa

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Swedish krona (crown). Doublet of corona, crown, koruna, and krone.

Noun edit

krona (plural kronor)

  1. The official currency of Sweden.

Usage notes edit

Krona is the Swedish spelling, plural: kronor. Króna is the Icelandic spelling, plural: krónur. Krone is the Danish and Norwegian spelling, plural: kroner.

Translations edit

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Latvian edit

 
Piecas kronas (1875)

Etymology edit

A borrowing from the respective Scandianavian languages: Swedish krona, Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Faroese króna, all ultimately from Latin corōna (crown).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [krōːna]
  • (file)

Noun edit

krona f (4th declension)

  1. krona (monetary units of the Scandinavian countries (Swedish krona, Danish and Norwegian krone, Icelandic króna))
    piecas kronasfive krona
    papīra kronapaper krona (i.e., bills, banknotes)
    kronas kurssthe exchange rate of the krona
    grāmata maksā piecas kronasthe book costs five krona

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Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

A borrowing from the respective Scandianavian languages: Swedish krona, Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Faroese króna, all ultimately from Latin corōna (crown).

Noun edit

kronà f (plural krònos) stress pattern 2

  1. krona (currencies of Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Sweden)

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

krona m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of krone

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse krýna, from Middle Low German krōnen, from Latin corōnare (crown).

Verb edit

krona (present tense kronar, past tense krona, past participle krona, passive infinitive kronast, present participle kronande, imperative krona/kron)

  1. to crown
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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

krona f

  1. definite singular of krone

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Slovak edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Swedish krona, from Latin corōna.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

krona f (genitive singular krony, nominative plural krony, genitive plural kron, declension pattern of žena)

  1. (numismatics) krona (currency of Sweden)

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References edit

  • krona”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin corōna.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

krọ̑na f

  1. crown (royal or imperial headdress)

Inflection edit

 
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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. króna
gen. sing. króne
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
króna króni króne
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
króne krón krón
dative
(dajȃlnik)
króni krónama krónam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
króno króni króne
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
króni krónah krónah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
króno krónama krónami

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • krona”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of korona and corona.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

krona c

  1. a crown (headwear)
  2. (often definite) crown, state, government
    Det tillhör kronan
    It belongs to the state.
    (literally, “It belongs to the crown”)
    kronofogde
    enforcement officer
    (literally, “crown bailiff”)
  3. krona (the Swedish currency unit), abbreviated to kr or kr.
    Synonyms: spänn, pix, riksdaler, :-, SEK
  4. krone (Danish and Norwegian currencies)
  5. króna (Icelandic and Faroese currencies)
  6. a (1-)krona coin (or a (1-)krone/króna coin)
    Synonyms: enkrona, (coin in general) mynt
    Han hittade en krona i fickan
    He found a 1-krona coin in his pocket
    Han höll kronan mellan tummen och pekfingret
    He held the 1-krona coin between his thumb and index finger
  7. heads (of a coin)
    Krona eller klave?
    Heads or tails?
  8. Synonym of kronan (a game)

Usage notes edit

Krona is the Swedish spelling, with the plural kronor. Króna is the Icelandic spelling, with the plural krónur. Krone is the Danish and Norwegian spelling, with the plural kroner.

Declension edit

Declension of krona 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krona kronan kronor kronorna
Genitive kronas kronans kronors kronornas

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Descendants edit

  • Estonian: kroonu
  • Finnish: kruunu

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