coroner
English edit
Etymology edit
From 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/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.ə.nɚ/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈkɹaʊnə(ɹ)/ (see crowner)
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɹənə(ɹ)
Noun edit
coroner (plural coroners)
- (Commonwealth, 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)
Related terms edit
Translations edit
who presides over an inquest
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who performs autopsies
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head of a sheading
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (CAN) (file)
Noun edit
coroner 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 edit
Verb edit
corōner
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French curuner; equivalent to coroune + -er.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
coroner (plural coroners)
- A (medieval) coroner (a royal officer who helps administer law and the courts)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “corǒunẹ̄̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-20.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin corōnāre, present active infinitive of corōnō (“I crown”).
Verb edit
coroner
- to crown (make into a monarch)
Conjugation edit
This 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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English coroner.
Noun edit
coroner m (plural coroneri)
- coroner (public official)
Declension edit
Declension of coroner
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) coroner | coronerul | (niște) coroneri | coronerii |
genitive/dative | (unui) coroner | coronerului | (unor) coroneri | coronerilor |
vocative | coronerule | coronerilor |