cunună

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Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of coroană, which was a borrowing.

The unexpected /r/ to /n/ phonetical evolution is due to a hypercorrection to the rhotacisms which existed in some dialects of Old Romanian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ˈnu.nə/
  • Rhymes: -unə
  • Hyphenation: cu‧nu‧nă
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Noun

cunună f (plural cununi)

  1. wreath, garland
  2. crown
Declension
Declension of cunună
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) cunună cununa (niște) cununi cununile
genitive/dative (unei) cununi cununii (unor) cununi cununilor
vocative cunună, cununo cununilor
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Form of cununa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (present, imperative) /ku.ˈnu.nə/, (simple perfect) /ku.nu.ˈnə/
  • Rhymes: -unə, -ə
  • Hyphenation: cu‧nu‧nă

Verb

cunună

  1. inflection of cununa:
    1. third-person singular/plural present indicative
    2. third-person singular simple perfect indicative
    3. second-person singular affirmative imperative
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