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Krone
Kro′ne
Definition 2024
Krone
Krone
German
Noun
Krone f (genitive Krone, plural Kronen, diminutive Krönchen n or Krönlein n)
- crown
- Currency of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland.
- (heraldry) crown
- head (of beer or other carbonated beverages)
Declension
Derived terms
- Erzherzogskrone f (“archducal coronet”)
Related terms
- Korona f
krone
krone
English
Noun
krone (plural kroner)
- The currency of Iceland, Denmark and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.
Translations
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kroːnə/, [ˈkʰʁ̥oːnə]
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German krōne, from Latin corōna (“crown”).
Noun
krone c (singular definite kronen, plural indefinite kroner)
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German krōnen, from Latin coronare (“to crown”).
Verb
krone (imperative kron, infinitive at krone, present tense kroner, past tense kronede, perfect tense er/har kronet)
Etymology 3
Noun
krone c (singular definite kronen, plural indefinite kroner)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
krone f, m (definite singular krona or kronen, indefinite plural kroner, definite plural kronene)
- krone (the currencies of Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Can also be used about Estonia's currency (kroon))
- krona (currency of Sweden)
- a crown (a royal or imperial headdress)
- (dentistry) crown (a prosthetic covering for a tooth)
Derived terms
Verb
krone (present tense kroner; past tense and past participle krona or kronet)
- to crown, or coronate (not normally used), perform a coronation
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
krone f (definite singular krona, indefinite plural kroner, definite plural kronene)
- krone (the currencies 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)
Derived terms
Verb
krone (present tense kronar, past tense krona, past participle krona, passive infinitive kronast, present participle kronande, imperative krone/kron)
- Alternative form of krona