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English
Etymology 1
From Danish krone ( “ crown ” ) and Norwegian krone . Doublet of corona , crown , korona , koruna , krona , and króna .
Noun
krone (plural kroner )
The currency of Iceland , Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands ) and Norway , divided into 100 øre , except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar .
Synonym: crown
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
krone (plural kronen )
( historical ) The currency of German-Austria and Liechtenstein after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1919) until the introduction of the Austrian schilling and, in Liechtenstein , the Swiss franc .
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Afrikaans
Noun
krone
plural of kroon
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German krōne , from Latin corōna ( “ crown ” ) . Compare also German Krone .
Noun
krone c (singular definite kronen , plural indefinite kroner )
crown ( a royal or imperial headdress , and in a wider sense: the royal or imperial power )
krone , crown ( the currency of Denmark , Norway or Sweden , divided into 100 øre )
heads ( side of coin )
( botany ) top ( tree top )
( botany ) corolla
( anatomy ) crown ( of a tooth )
Inflection
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German krōnen , from Latin corōnāre ( “ to crown ” ) . Compare also German krönen .
Verb
krone (imperative kron , infinitive at krone , present tense kroner , past tense kronede , perfect tense har kronet )
to crown
Inflection
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Further reading
Dutch
Verb
krone
( dated or formal ) singular present subjunctive of kronen
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
krone f or m (definite singular krona or kronen , indefinite plural kroner , definite plural kronene )
krone ( the currency of Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Can also be used about Estonia's currency (kroon ) )
krona ( currency of Sweden )
crown ( a royal or imperial headdress )
( dentistry ) crown ( a prosthetic covering for a tooth )
crown , canopy or top ( of a tree )
Derived terms
Verb
krone (present tense kroner , past tense krona or kronet , past participle krona or kronet )
to crown , or coronate (not normally used), perform a coronation
Derived terms
References
“krone” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
“krone_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
“krone_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse krúna , from Middle Low German krōne , from Latin corōna , from Ancient Greek κορώνη ( korṓnē ) , from κορωνός ( korōnós , “ curved ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
krone f (definite singular krona , indefinite plural kroner , definite plural kronene )
crown ( a royal or imperial headdress )
( metonymically ) the sovereign as a head of state
( numismatics ) a coin of such a currency
( numismatics ) a currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress), or more specifically:
krone ( the currencies of Norway, Denmark and Iceland ) ;
krona ( currency of Sweden ) ;
the Estonian kroon ;
( historical ) such currencies used within the Austro-Hungarian Empire or her successor states.
heads ( side of coin )
Antonym: mynt
( dentistry ) crown ( prosthetic covering for a tooth)
crown or top (of a tree)
Derived terms
Verb
krone (present tense kronar , past tense krona , past participle krona , passive infinitive kronast , present participle kronande , imperative krone /kron )
to crown
Synonym: kryne
Derived terms
References
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Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Danish krone and Norwegian krone , from Latin corōna .
Pronunciation
Noun
krone f
( numismatics ) krona ( numismatics of Denmark and Norway )
References
“krone ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2003–2024