coróin

Irish

Alternative forms

• coróchainn, coroin, coróinn, c'róin, cróinn

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corōna (“garland, crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”). Doublet of corann.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈɾˠoːnʲ/, /kɾˠoːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾˠuːnʲ/, /kɾˠuːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾˠænʲ/ (as if spelled coráin)

Noun

coróin f (genitive singular corónach or coróine or coróineach, nominative plural corónacha or coróineacha)

1. crown
2. (anatomy) crown (of tooth)
3. corona
4. (numismatics) crown, krone

Declension

Declension of coróin

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative coróin corónacha Vocative a choróin a chorónacha Genitive corónach corónacha Dative coróin corónaigh (archaic, dialectal) corónacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an choróin na corónacha Genitive na corónach na gcorónacha Dative leis an gcoróin leis an gcorónaigh (archaic, dialectal) don choróin don chorónaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na corónacha

Alternative inflection as second-declension noun:

Declension of coróin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative coróin corónacha Vocative a choróin a chorónacha Genitive coróine corónacha Dative coróin corónacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an choróin na corónacha Genitive na coróine na gcorónacha Dative leis an gcoróin don choróin leis na corónacha

Alternative inflection as fifth-declension noun:

Declension of coróin

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative coróin coróineacha Vocative a choróin a choróineacha Genitive coróineach coróineacha Dative coróin coróinigh (archaic, dialectal) coróineacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an choróin na coróineacha Genitive na coróineach na gcoróineacha Dative leis an gcoróin leis an gcoróinigh (archaic, dialectal) don choróin don choróinigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na coróineacha

Derived terms

• Coróin Mhuire
• Coróin Spíne
• leathchoróin
• luschoróin
• mórchoróin
• scothchoróin

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coróin	choróin	gcoróin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “coróin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “corann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coróin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 183
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coróin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN