corona
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From Latin corōna (“‘garland, crown’”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē), “‘garland, wreath’”).
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corona (plural coronae or coronas)
- A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- (astronomy): The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse,
- (biology): Any crown-like appendage of a plant or animal.
- (electrical): a low energy discharge caused by ionization of a gas by an electric field [quite common at conductor bends of 12kV or higher].
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crown
of a star
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- Anagrams of acnoor
- racoon
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corona f. (plural corone)
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corona
- Third-person singular present tense of coronare.
- Second-person singular imperative of coronare.
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[edit] Latin
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From Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē), “‘garland, wreath’”).
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corōna (genitive corōnae); f, first declension
- A garland, chaplet or wreath; presented to athletes, the gods, or the dead.
- c. 254-184 BCE — Plautus, Menaechmi, 3.1.16
- sed quid ego video? Menaechmus cum corona exit foras
- But why do I see Menaechmus here? He's coming out of doors with a chaplet on?
- sed quid ego video? Menaechmus cum corona exit foras
- c. 254-184 BCE — Plautus, Menaechmi, 3.1.16
- A crown.
- c. 254-184 BCE — Plautus, Menaechmi, 5.5.38
- at ego te sacram coronam surrupuisse Iovi scio
- And I know that you stole the sacred crown of Jupiter.
- at ego te sacram coronam surrupuisse Iovi scio
- c. 254-184 BCE — Plautus, Menaechmi, 5.5.38
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | corōna | corōnae |
| genitive | corōnae | corōnārum |
| dative | corōnae | corōnīs |
| accusative | corōnam | corōnās |
| ablative | corōnā | corōnīs |
| vocative | corōna | corōnae |
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From Latin corōna (“‘crown’”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē), “‘garland, wreath’”).
[edit] Noun
corona f. (plural coronas)
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