krona

Borrowed from Swedish krona (“crown”). Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, króna, and krone.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹəʊnə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊnə

krona (plural kronor)

1. The official currency of Sweden.

Krona is the Swedish spelling, plural: kronor. Króna is the Icelandic spelling, plural: krónur. Krone is the Danish and Norwegian spelling, plural: kroner.

• Akron, Koran, Ranko

A borrowing from the respective Scandianavian languages: Swedish krona, Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Faroese króna, all ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”).

• IPA^(key): [krōːna]

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krona f (4th declension)

1. krona (monetary units of the Scandinavian countries (Swedish krona, Danish and Norwegian krone, Icelandic króna))

   piecas kronas ― five krona

   papīra krona ― paper krona (i.e., bills, banknotes)

   kronas kurss ― the exchange rate of the krona

   grāmata maksā piecas kronas ― the book costs five krona

A borrowing from the respective Scandianavian languages: Swedish krona, Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Faroese króna, all ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”).

kronà f (plural krònos) stress pattern 2

1. krona (currencies of Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Sweden)

• kronen

krona m or f

1. definite feminine singular of krone

From Old Norse krýna, from Middle Low German krōnen, from Latin corōnare (“crown”).

krona (present tense kronar, past tense krona, past participle krona, passive infinitive kronast, present participle kronande, imperative krona/kron)

1. to crown

• kroning

krona f

1. definite singular of krone

• “krona” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Derived from Swedish krona, from Latin corōna.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrɔna]
• IPA^(key): [ˈkruːna]

krona f

1. (numismatics) krona (currency of Sweden)

• “krona”, 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

Ultimately from Latin corōna.

• IPA^(key): /króːna/

krọ̑na f

1. crown (royal or imperial headdress)

• krọ̑nati

• “krona”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

From Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of korona and corona.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkruːˌna/

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krona c

1. a crown (headwear)
2. (often definite) crown, state, government

   Det tillhör kronan

   It belongs to the state.

   (literally, “It belongs to the crown”)

   kronofogde

   enforcement officer

   (literally, “crown bailiff”)

3. krona (the Swedish currency unit), abbreviated to kr or kr.

   Synonyms: spänn, pix, riksdaler, :-, SEK

4. krone (Danish and Norwegian currencies)
5. króna (Icelandic and Faroese currencies)
6. a (1-)krona coin (or a (1-)krone/króna coin)

   Synonyms: enkrona, (coin in general) mynt

   Han hittade en krona i fickan

   He found a 1-krona coin in his pocket

   Han höll kronan mellan tummen och pekfingret

   He held the 1-krona coin between his thumb and index finger

7. heads (of a coin)

   Krona eller klave?

   Heads or tails?

8. synonym of kronan (a game)

Krona is the Swedish spelling, with the plural kronor. Króna is the Icelandic spelling, with the plural krónur. Krone is the Danish and Norwegian spelling, with the plural kroner.

• (side of coin): klave

• enkrona
• luciakrona
• tvåkrona
• femkrona
• tiokrona

• → Estonian: kroonu
• → Finnish: kruunu

• lax, lakan, lök (1000 kronor)
• röding (500 kronor)

• krona in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krona in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krona in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• ankor, kanor, korna, orkan