# krona
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɹəʊnə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊnə

### Noun

krona (plural kronor)
* The official currency of Sweden.

#### Usage notes

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

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Akron, Koran, Ranko

## Latvian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [krōːna]
* Audio (Riga):(file)

### Noun

krona f (4th declension)
* 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

#### Declension
## Lithuanian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kronà f (plural krònos) stress pattern 2
* krona (currencies of Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Sweden)

#### Declension
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* kronen

### Noun

krona m or f
* definite feminine singular of krone

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

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

##### Derived terms

* kroning

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

krona f
* definite singular of krone

### References

* “krona” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Slovak
### Etymology

Derived from Swedish krona, from Latin corōna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkrɔna]
* IPA: [ˈkruːna]

### Noun

krona f
* (numismatics) krona (currency of Sweden)

#### Declension
### References

* “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

## Slovene
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin corōna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /króːna/

### Noun

krọ̑na f
* crown (royal or imperial headdress)

#### Derived terms

* krọ̑nati

### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkruːˌna/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

krona c
* a crown (headwear)
* (often definite) crown, state, government
    Det tillhör kronanIt belongs to the state.(literally, “It belongs to the crown”)
    kronofogdeenforcement officer(literally, “crown bailiff”)
* krona (the Swedish currency unit), abbreviated to kr or kr.
    Synonyms: spänn, pix, riksdaler, :-, SEK
* krone (Danish and Norwegian currencies)
* króna (Icelandic and Faroese currencies)
* a (1-)krona coin (or a (1-)krone/króna coin)
    Synonyms: enkrona, (coin in general) mynt
    Han hittade en krona i fickanHe found a 1-krona coin in his pocket
    Han höll kronan mellan tummen och pekfingretHe held the 1-krona coin between his thumb and index finger
* heads (of a coin)
    Krona eller klave?Heads or tails?
* Synonym of kronan (a game)

#### Usage notes

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.

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | krona | kronas |
| singular | definite | kronan | kronans |
| plural | indefinite | kronor | kronors |
| plural | definite | kronorna | kronornas |

#### Antonyms

* (side of coin): klave

#### Derived terms

* enkrona
* tvåkrona
* femkrona
* tiokrona

#### Descendants

* → Estonian: kroonu
* → Finnish: kruunu

#### See also

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

### References

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

### Anagrams

* ankor, kanor, korna, orkan