Krone

See also: krone and kröne

German

Etymology

From Old High German krōna, from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē), from κορωνός (korōnós, “curved”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʀoːnə]
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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

Declension of Krone

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Krone	die	Kronen
genitive	einer	der	Krone	der	Kronen
dative	einer	der	Krone	den	Kronen
accusative	eine	die	Krone	die	Kronen

Derived terms

Terms derived from Krone

Baumkrone
Bügelkrone
Dachkrone
Dornenkrone
Eisenkrone
Eiserne Krone
Erzherzogskrone
Fürstenkrone

Goldkrone
Helmkrone
Kaiserkrone
Königkrone
Laubkrone
Mauerkrone
Metallkrone
Prinzenkrone

Prinzessinnenkrone
Rangkrone
Reichskrone
Reifkrone
Schaumkrone
Turmkrone
Zahnkrone

Related terms

Korona

Further reading

Krone in Duden online

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