kröna
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
from Old Swedish krø̄na, krona + -a
Verb[edit]
kröna (present kröner, preterite krönte, supine krönt, imperative krön)
- to crown; to place a crown on the head of
- to crown, to coronate; to formally declare (someone) a king, emperor, or queen; to queen (to make a queen)
- to mark or stamp with a crown (a Swedish certification that scales in shops are calibrated)
- to peak, to mark the top, peak, or crest (e.g. of a career)
- En magnifik karriär kröntes i VM-finalen 1998 på Stade de France med två mål och VM-guld.
- A magnificent career peaked in the world cup finals at Stade de France by two goals and the gold medal.
Usage notes[edit]
- In English the career peaks, in Swedish the achievements kröner the career.
- The noun krön (“crest”) is a late 18th century loan from Dutch, and not the basis for any meaning of this word.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of kröna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kröna | krönas | ||
| Supine | krönt | krönts | ||
| Imperative | krön | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | krönen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kröner | krönte | kröns, krönes | kröntes |
| Ind. plural1 | kröna | krönte | krönas | kröntes |
| Subjunctive2 | kröne | krönte | krönes | kröntes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | krönande | |||
| Past participle | krönt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Kröning och verifiering av butiksvågar, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
- krön in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading[edit]
- kröna in Svensk ordbok.