couronne

couronne

See also: Couronne and couronné

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

couronne f (plural couronnes)

1. crown (item of headgear)
2. (by extension) funereal wreath
3. crown (royalty in general)
4. crown (various units of currency)
5. (heraldry) crown (heraldry)
6. (dentistry) crown, cap

Derived terms

• couronne de lauriers
• couronner
  • couronnement
• petite couronne
• grande couronne

Related terms

• corolle
• corollaire
• coronal
• coroner

Further reading

• “couronne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Alternative forms

• couorône, couoronne (continental Normandy)
• couraonne (Guernsey)

Etymology

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

Noun

couronne f (plural couronnes)

1. (Jersey) crown

Derived terms

• couronnâtion (“coronation”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

1. alternative spelling of kurong

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

1. alternative spelling of kurong