corona

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/ (General American) enPR: kə-rō'nə, IPA(key): /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /kɵˈronɑ/ Rhymes: -əʊnə Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== corona (plural coronas or coronae or (obsolete) coronæ) A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church. Synonym: corona lucis (anatomy) An upper or crownlike portion of certain parts of the body. A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones. The external (supragingival) portion of the tooth, covered by enamel; the crown. The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males. Synonyms: corona glandis penis, (by ellipsis) corona glandis (architecture) The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium. Synonyms: drip, larmier (astronomy) The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse. (also geology) An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface. (by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person. (biology) Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona (sense 4.1). (botany) A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium or paracorolla. (zoology) An annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers, used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth. The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas. The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms. (virology) A fringe of large, bulbous surface projections on coronaviruses, formed by viral spike peplomers, creating an appearance reminiscent of the solar corona. (electricity) A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages. (meteorology) A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals. (mineralogy) A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim. (pathology) A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown. Synonyms: corona veneris, crown of Venus (Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Japanese: コロナ (korona) ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== corona (third-person singular simple present coronas, present participle coronaing, simple past and past participle coronaed) (transitive, rare) To surround with a luminous or crownlike ring like the solar corona. ===== Derived terms ===== coronaed (adjective) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === A clipping of coronavirus, ultimately from etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== corona (countable and uncountable, plural coronas) (informal, also attributively) A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2. Synonym: (SARS-CoV-2, informal) rona (informal, also attributively) A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19. ===== Alternative forms ===== Corona ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Italian corona. ==== Noun ==== corona (plural coronas or corone) (poetry) A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === Borrowed from Spanish La Corona (literally “The Crown”), a brand of cigars from Havana, Cuba. ==== Noun ==== corona (plural coronas) A long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end. ===== Alternative forms ===== Corona ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === coronavirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia stellar corona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia corona (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === caroon, racoon == Aragonese == === Etymology === From Latin corōna (“crown”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈɾona/ Syllabification: co‧ro‧na Rhymes: -ona === Noun === corona f (plural coronas) crown === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “corona”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kuˈɾu.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koˈɾo.nə] IPA(key): (Central) [kuˈɾo.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [koˈɾo.na] Rhymes: -ona Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”). Compare Occitan corona, French couronne. ==== Noun ==== corona f (plural corones) crown (decorative headgear) crown (imperial or regal power, or those who wield it) crown (various currencies) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== corona inflection of coronar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “corona”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “corona”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkoːˈroː.naː/ Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na Rhymes: -oːnaː === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of kroon and kruin. ==== Noun ==== corona f (plural corona's, no diminutive) (astronomy) corona ===== Derived terms ===== coronium ===== Related terms ===== kroon === Etymology 2 === Clipping of coronavirus. ==== Noun ==== corona f or n (uncountable, no diminutive) (informal, usually without definite article) coronavirus or coronavirus disease, particularly COVID-19 (informal, usually without definite article) the 2019-2021 COVID-19 pandemic Veel bedrijven gingen failliet tijdens corona. ― Many companies went bankrupt during the 2019-2021 COVID-19 pandemic. ===== Derived terms ===== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁɔ.na/ === Noun === corona m (uncountable) (informal) clipping of coronavirus == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈro.na/ Rhymes: -ona Hyphenation: co‧ró‧na === Etymology 1 === From Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”). Compare also cruna, probably from a derivative of the same Latin word. ==== Noun ==== corona f (plural corone) crown (of a king, pope etc.) (also of a tooth) crown (various units of currency) coronet wreath, chaplet (astronomy) corona (of a star etc.) ===== Derived terms ===== corona solare coronare coronato incoronare incoronazione ===== Descendants ===== → Byzantine Greek: κορόνα (koróna) Greek: κορώνα (koróna), κορόνα (koróna)→? Bulgarian: корона (korona)→? Romanian: coroană === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== corona inflection of coronare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === Corano, ancoro, ancorò, canoro, corano == Latin == === Alternative forms === chorōna === Etymology === 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 Latin) IPA(key): [kɔˈroː.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [koˈrɔː.na] === Noun === corōna f (genitive corōnae); first declension chaplet, laurel, or wreath; presented to athletes, the gods, or the dead crown garland circle (of people), assembly ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Borrowings === References === “corona”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “corona”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "corona", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “corona”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[13], London: Macmillan and Co. “corona”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[14] “corona”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “corona”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Leonese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin corōna. === Noun === corona f (plural coronas) crown === References === “corona”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026 == Old English == === Etymology === From Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈko.roː.nɑ/ === Noun === corōna m crown ==== Declension ==== Weak: ==== Derived terms ==== ġecorōnian === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “corōna”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Old Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”). === Noun === corona f (oblique plural coronas, nominative singular corona, nominative plural coronas) crown ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: corona, courouno == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin corōna (“crown”). Doublet of coroa. ==== Noun ==== corona f (plural coronas) (botany) synonym of coroa (astronomy) synonym of coroa === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== corona m (plural coronas) clipping of coronavírus === Further reading === “corona”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “corona”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈɾona/ [koˈɾo.na] Rhymes: -ona Syllabification: co‧ro‧na === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish corona, from Latin corōna (“crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”). ==== Noun ==== corona f (plural coronas) crown (heraldry) crown crown (various units of currency) (astronomy) corona wreath; ring, circle una corona de Navidad ― a Christmas wreath sprocket; (bicycle sprockets) cassette (mechanics) larger part of a pair of gear wheels Synonym: rueda dentada Antonym: piñón washer Synonym: arandela ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Karao: korona === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== corona inflection of coronar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Etymology 3 === Clipping of coronavirus. ==== Noun ==== corona m (uncountable) (informal, with definite article) coronavirus, corona, rona === Further reading === “corona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /kɔˈrɔna/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /kɔˈroːna/ === Verb === corona inflection of coroni: (literary) third-person singular present (colloquial) first-person singular future === Mutation ===