króna
English
Etymology
From Icelandic and Faroese. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, krona, and krone.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹəʊ.nə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -əʊnə
Noun
króna (plural krónur)
- The currency of Iceland, divided into 100 aurar
- The currency of the Faroe Islands, divided into 100 oyru
Translations
currency
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Anagrams
Faroese
Etymology
From Danish krone, ultimately from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”), from Proto-Indo-European *kor, *ker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɹɔuːna/
Noun
króna f (genitive singular krónu, plural krónur)
- crown, króna, krona, krone, koruna, kroon; any of the so named currencies of Denmark (DKK), Iceland (ISK), Norway (NOK), Sweden (SEK) the Faroe Islands (DKK)/(FOK), the Czech Republic (CZK), Slovakia (SKK) and Estonia (EEK)
- crown
Declension
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | króna | krónan | krónur | krónurnar |
| accusative | krónu | krónuna | krónur | krónurnar |
| dative | krónu | krónuni | krónum | krónunum |
| genitive | krónu | krónunnar | króna | krónanna |
Synonyms
- (crown): krúna, kongskrúna
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish krone, ultimately from Latin corōna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰrouna/, [ˈkʰrouːna]
- Rhymes: -ouːna
Noun
króna f (genitive singular krónu, nominative plural krónur)
- (numismatics) crown, króna, krona, krone, koruna, kroon; any of the so named currencies of Denmark (DKK), Iceland (ISK), Norway (NOK), Sweden (SEK) the Faroe Islands (DKK), the Czech Republic (CZK), Slovakia (SKK) and Estonia (EEK)
- (forestry) crown (top of a tree)
- (dentistry) crown (part of a tooth above the gum)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | króna | krónan | krónur | krónurnar |
| accusative | krónu | krónuna | krónur | krónurnar |
| dative | krónu | krónunni | krónum | krónunum |
| genitive | krónu | krónunnar | króna | krónanna |
Related terms
See also
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Icelandic króna and Faroese króna, from Latin corōna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkroːna]
Noun
króna f
- (numismatics) króna (currency of Iceland and the Faroe Islands)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | króna | króny |
| genitive | króny | krón |
| dative | króne | krónam |
| accusative | krónu | króny |
| locative | króne | krónach |
| instrumental | krónou | krónami |
Further reading
- “króna”, 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, 2003–2025