kroon

See also: Kroon

English

Etymology

From Estonian kroon (crown). Doublet of crown and corona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɹəʊn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊn

Noun

kroon (plural krooni or kroons)

  1. The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.

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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)

  1. A crown.

Etymology 2

From Dutch kronen, from Middle Dutch crônen.

Verb

kroon (present kroon, present participle kronende, past participle gekroon)

  1. (transitive) to crown, to award

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kroːn/
  • (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)

  1. crown
    1. regal headgear
    2. (metonymically) royal power
    3. part of a tooth not covered by gum
    4. (dentistry) tooth prosthesis
    5. (botany) top of a growth
    6. any of various currencies, including the Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Swedish krona
  2. (botany) calyx (group of sepals)
  3. (dated) chandelier with more than two arms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kroon
  • Indonesian: kerun
  • Negerhollands: kroon

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kroon

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kronen
  2. imperative of kronen

Estonian

Etymology

From Low German krōne.

Noun

kroon (genitive krooni, partitive krooni)

  1. crown (headgear)
  2. crown (any of various currencies, including the Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Swedish krona)
  3. crown (tooth covering)

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