corōna
corōna „Girlande, Rosenkranz, Kranz“
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈroː.na/, [kɔˈroːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈro.na/, [koˈrɔːnä]
Noun
corōna f (genitive corōnae); first declension
- chaplet, laurel, or wreath; presented to athletes, the gods, or the dead [ quotations ▼]
- crown [ quotations ▼]
- garland [ quotations ▼]
- circle (of people), assembly
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | corōna | corōnae |
| Genitive | corōnae | corōnārum |
| Dative | corōnae | corōnīs |
| Accusative | corōnam | corōnās |
| Ablative | corōnā | corōnīs |
| Vocative | corōna | corōnae |