See also: Couronne and couronné

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French corone, inherited from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.ʁɔn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

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couronne f (plural couronnes)

  1. crown (item of headgear)
  2. (by extension) funereal wreath
    • 1961, Christiane Rochefort, Les petits enfants du siècle, Grasset, page 12:
      La plupart avaient des tumeurs, et on se demandait toujours si c’était cancéreux ou pas, quand c’était cancéreux ils mouraient, et on donnait pour la couronne.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. crown (royalty in general)
  4. crown (various units of currency)
  5. (heraldry) crown
  6. (anatomy) corona (circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males)
  7. (dentistry) crown, cap

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Norman

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Norman Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nrf

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French corone, from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, garland, wreath).

Noun

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couronne f (plural couronnes)

  1. (Jersey) crown

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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couronne m (definite singular couronnen, indefinite plural couronner, definite plural couronnene)

  1. alternative spelling of kurong

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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couronne m (definite singular couronnen, indefinite plural couronnar, definite plural couronnane)

  1. alternative spelling of kurong