kroon
See also: Kroon
English
Etymology
From Estonian kroon (“crown”). Doublet of crown and corona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɹəʊn/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊn
Noun
kroon (plural krooni or kroons)
- The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.
Synonyms
- KR
Translations
currency of Estonia
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Anagrams
- ronko
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krʊə̯n/
Etymology 1
From Dutch kroon, from Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch corōna, from Latin corōna.
Noun
kroon (plural krone)
- A crown.
Etymology 2
From Dutch kronen, from Middle Dutch crônen.
Verb
kroon (present kroon, present participle kronende, past participle gekroon)
- (transitive) to crown, to award
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kroːn/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: kroon
- Rhymes: -oːn
- Homophone: Kroon
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch corōna, from Latin corōna. Doublet of kruin.
Noun
kroon f (plural kronen, diminutive kroontje n)
- crown
- regal headgear
- (metonymically) royal power
- part of a tooth not covered by gum
- (dentistry) tooth prosthesis
- (botany) top of a growth
- any of various currencies, including the Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Swedish krona
- (botany) calyx (group of sepals)
- (dated) chandelier with more than two arms
Derived terms
- kronen
- keizerskroon
- kroonblad
- kroondomein
- kroonluchter
- kroontjespen
- lichtkroon
- ontkronen
- sneeuwkroon
- tandkroon
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kroon
- → Indonesian: kerun
- Negerhollands: kroon
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kroon
- first-person singular present indicative of kronen
- imperative of kronen
Estonian
Etymology
From Low German krōne.
Noun
kroon (genitive krooni, partitive krooni)
- crown (headgear)
- crown (any of various currencies, including the Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Swedish krona)
- crown (tooth covering)
Declension
Declension of kroon (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kroon | kroonid |
| genitive | krooni | kroonide |
| partitive | krooni | kroone / kroonisid |
| illative | krooni / kroonisse | kroonidesse / kroonesse |
| inessive | kroonis | kroonides / kroones |
| elative | kroonist | kroonidest / kroonest |
| allative | kroonile | kroonidele / kroonele |
| adessive | kroonil | kroonidel / kroonel |
| ablative | kroonilt | kroonidelt / kroonelt |
| translative | krooniks | kroonideks / krooneks |
| terminative | kroonini | kroonideni |
| essive | kroonina | kroonidena |
| abessive | kroonita | kroonideta |
| comitative | krooniga | kroonidega |
Further reading
- kroon in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik
- kroon in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- kroon in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
- kroon in Sõnaveeb