Krone

See also: krone and kröne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German krōne, from Old High German krōna, corōna, from Proto-West Germanic *korōnā (“crown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁoːnə/

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Noun

Krone f (genitive Krone, plural Kronen, diminutive Krönchen n or Krönlein n)

1. crown
2. (numismatics) crown (the name of various currencies)
3. (heraldry) crown
4. head (of beer or other carbonated beverages)

Declension

Declension of Krone [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Krone	die	Kronen
genitive	einer	der	Krone	der	Kronen
dative	einer	der	Krone	den	Kronen
accusative	eine	die	Krone	die	Kronen

Derived terms

• Baumkrone
• Bügelkrone
• Dachkrone
• Dornenkrone
• Eisenkrone
• Eiserne Krone
• Erzherzogskrone
• Fürstenkrone
• Goldkrone
• Helmkrone
• Kaiserkrone
• Königskrone
• Laubkrone
• Mauerkrone
• Metallkrone
• Prinzenkrone
• Prinzessinnenkrone
• Rangkrone
• Reichskrone
• Reifkrone
• Schaumkrone
• Turmkrone
• Zahnkrone

 

Related terms

• Korona

Further reading

• “Krone” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Krone” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkroːnə/

Noun

Krone f pl

1. plural of Kron