coroner
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.ə.nɚ/
- (New York City) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.ə.nɚ/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈkɹaʊnə(ɹ)/ (see crowner)
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɹənə(ɹ)
Noun
editcoroner (plural coroners)
- (Commonwealth, Ireland, Japan, law) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
- (Canada, US, medicine) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
- (Isle of Man) The administrative head of a sheading.
Synonyms
edit- autopsier (rare)
Hyponyms
edit- (who presides over an inquest): medical examiner, ME (if he or she performs autopsies)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editwho presides over an inquest
|
who performs autopsies
|
head of a sheading
Further reading
editAnagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcoroner m (plural coroners)
- coroner (in English-speaking countries)
Further reading
edit- “coroner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editVerb
editcorōner
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French curuner; equivalent to coroune + -er.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcoroner (plural coroners)
- A (medieval) coroner (a royal officer who helps administer law and the courts)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “corǒunẹ̄̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-20.
Old French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin corōnāre (“to crown”).
Verb
editcoroner
- to crown (make into a monarch)
Conjugation
editThis verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of coroner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | coroner | avoir coroné | |||||
gerund | en coronant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | coronant | ||||||
past participle | coroné | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | coron | corones | corone | coronons | coronez | coronent |
imperfect | coronoie, coroneie, coronoe, coroneve | coronoies, coroneies, coronoes, coroneves | coronoit, coroneit, coronot, coroneve | coroniiens, coroniens | coroniiez, coroniez | coronoient, coroneient, coronoent, coronevent | |
preterite | coronai | coronas | corona | coronames | coronastes | coronerent | |
future | coronerai | coroneras | coronera | coronerons | coroneroiz, coronereiz, coronerez | coroneront | |
conditional | coroneroie, coronereie | coroneroies, coronereies | coroneroit, coronereit | coroneriiens, coroneriens | coroneriiez, coroneriez | coroneroient, coronereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | coron | corons | coront | coronons | coronez | coronent |
imperfect | coronasse | coronasses | coronast | coronissons, coronissiens | coronissoiz, coronissez, coronissiez | coronassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | corone | — | coronons | coronez | — |
Descendants
edit- French: couronner
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English coroner.
Noun
editcoroner m (plural coroneri)
- coroner (public official)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | coroner | coronerul | coroneri | coronerii | |
genitive-dative | coroner | coronerului | coroneri | coronerilor | |
vocative | coronerule | coronerilor |
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