corona

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• Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/
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• General-American: kə-rō'nə
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• General-American: /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/
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• South-Asia: /kɵˈronɑ/
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• rhymes with -əʊnə
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• CMU ARPABET: K ER0 OW1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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All ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”). * (Corona, California): From Spanish corona (“crown, wreath”), chosen to play upon a unique feature of the city, the one-mile diameter drive that circled the center of the town. * (Corona, New Mexico): * (Corona, South Dakota): May be a transfer from Corona, Queens. * (Corona, Queens): One theory is that it was renamed by music producer Benjamin W. Hitchcock, a developer who renamed the area in 1872 and sold off land for residential development. Another theory is that real estate developer Thomas Waite Howard, who became the first postmaster in 1872, petitioned to have the post office name changed to Corona in 1870, suggesting that it was the “crown of Queens County”. A third theory is that it is derived from the crown used as an emblem by the Crown Building Company, which is said to have developed the area. The Italian immigrants who moved into the new housing stock referred to the neighborhood by Italian corona or Spanish corona (“crown”). * (surname): 1. From Spanish corona and Italian corona (“crown”), perhaps applied as a habitational name for someone who lived in a house with this sign, or as a nickname for someone who had a tonsure in fulfillment of a religious vow or who had influence and power. 2. From Italian Corona, a female given name, of the same derivation. * (given name): From Late Latin Corōna, meaning “crown”. * (beer): From Spanish corona (“crown”). * (coronavirus): Clipping of coronavirus, from corona + virus. * (cigar): From Spanish La Corona (literally “The Crown”), the name of a brand.

The noun is borrowed from Latin corōna (“crown; garland, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “type of crown; curved object (door handle, tip of a bow, stern of a ship, etc.)”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). The English word is a doublet of crown, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. The plural form coronae is borrowed from Latin corōnae. The verb is derived from the noun.

A clipping of coronavirus, ultimately from etymology 1.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh2-der. Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē)bor. Latin corōna Italian coronabor. English corona Borrowed from Italian corona.

Borrowed from Spanish La Corona (literally “The Crown”), a brand of cigars from Havana, Cuba.

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: kattokruunu — large, round pendent chandelier
• Finnish: laki — upper or crownlike portion of certain parts of the body
• Finnish: päälaki — region of the skull located along the coronal suture
• Chinese Mandarin: 龜頭 /龟头 (guītóu) — circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males — see also corona glandis penis
• Finnish: korona — circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males — see also corona glandis penis
• Finnish: terskan alareuna — circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males — see also corona glandis penis
• French: couronne — circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males — see also corona glandis penis
• Greek: στεφάνη (stefáni) — circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males — see also corona glandis penis
• Japanese: 雁首 (karikubi) — circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males — see also corona glandis penis
• Finnish: korona — large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature
• Afrikaans: korona — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Bulgarian: корона (korona) — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Chinese Mandarin: 日冕 (rìmiǎn) — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Finnish: korona — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• French: couronne — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• German: Korona — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Greek: στέμμα (stémma) — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Hungarian: korona — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Hungarian: fényudvar — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Icelandic: kóróna — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Indonesian: korona — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Italian: corona — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Japanese: コロナ (korona) — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Korean: 코로나 (korona) — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Persian: تاج (tâj) — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Portuguese: coroa — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Portuguese: corona — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Romanian: coroană — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Russian: коро́на (koróna) — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Slovene: koróna — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Spanish: corona — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Swedish: korona — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Ukrainian: коро́на (koróna) — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Vietnamese: nhật hoa — luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
• Finnish: korona — oval-shaped astrogeological feature
• Finnish: kruunu — appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona
• Finnish: korona — appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona
• Finnish: kruunu — ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants — see also paraperigonium
• Finnish: lisäteriö — ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants — see also paraperigonium
• Greek: κορώνα (koróna) — ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants — see also paraperigonium
• Italian: corona — ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants — see also paraperigonium
• Japanese: 副花冠 (fukukakan) — ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants — see also paraperigonium
• Russian: коро́на (koróna) — ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants — see also paraperigonium
• Russian: ве́нчик (vénčik) — ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants — see also paraperigonium
• Finnish: korona — annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers
• Finnish: kuori — main body of the test of an echinoid
• Finnish: tyvi — crown of a crinoid
• Finnish: kruunu — crown of a crinoid
• Finnish: korona — fringe of large, bulbous surface projects on coronaviruses
• Finnish: korona — luminous appearance caused by corona discharge
• Finnish: korona — circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object
• Finnish: rengas — luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person
• Finnish: korona — luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person
• Finnish: sauma — mineral zone which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals
• Finnish: kuppakruunu — manifestation of secondary syphilis
• Bulgarian: корона (korona) — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Chinese Mandarin: 蒄 (guān) — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Finnish: kruunu — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• German: Krone — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Greek: κορώνα (koróna) — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Greek: στέμμα (stémma) — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Hungarian: korona — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Icelandic: kóróna — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Icelandic: krúna — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Indonesian: mahkota — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Indonesian: korona — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Italian: corona — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Latin: corona — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Malay: mahkota — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Russian: коро́на (koróna) — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Spanish: corona — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Turkish: taç — crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
• Dutch: corona — (informal) disease caused by a coronavirus
• Finnish: korona — (informal) disease caused by a coronavirus
• Macedonian: коро́на (koróna) — (informal) disease caused by a coronavirus
• Polish: korona — (informal) disease caused by a coronavirus
• Russian: коро́на (koróna) — (informal) disease caused by a coronavirus
• Finnish: seppele — series of linked sonnets
• Italian: corona — series of linked sonnets
• Finnish: corona — long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end
• Finnish: ympäröidä koronalla — to surround with a luminous or crownlike ring like the solar corona