Krone

See also: krone and kröne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], 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)

1. crown
2. crown, currency of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland
3. (heraldry) crown
4. head (of beer or other carbonated beverages)

Derived terms

• 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