coronal

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English coronal, from Anglo-Norman coronal, from Latin corōnālis (“related to a crown”), from corōna (“a crown”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹənəl/, /kəˈɹəʊnəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹənəl/, /ˈkɑɹənəl/, /kəˈɹoʊnəl/, enPR: kŏr'ə-nəl, kə-rōn'əl ==== Adjective ==== coronal (comparative more coronal, superlative most coronal) Relating to a crown or coronation. (astronomy) Relating to the corona of a star. (botany) Relating to the corona of a flower. (linguistics, phonetics) Relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue. (anatomy) Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front). (dentistry) Relating to the external (supragingival) portion of the tooth. (urology) Relating to the corona glandis. (forensic medicine) Relating to a coroner's findings. ===== Hyponyms ===== (phonetics): interdental, dental, alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex, palatoalveolar, alveopalatal, palatal ===== Coordinate terms ===== (phonetics): labial, dorsal, radical, laryngeal ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== coronal (plural coronals) A crown or coronet. A wreath or garland of flowers. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands. (phonetics) A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue. ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== “coronal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “coronal”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “coronal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Coronal consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Anatomical terms of location on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== coronal (plural coronals) Alternative form of cronel (“lance-part”). === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== coronal (plural coronals) Obsolete form of colonel. === Anagrams === Locarno, caloron == French == === Etymology === From Latin corōnālis, from corōna (“a crown”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁɔ.nal/ === Adjective === coronal (feminine coronale, masculine plural coronaux, feminine plural coronales) (anatomy, astronomy, botany, phonetics) coronal === Further reading === “coronal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === cornall, crownall, coronalle, coronall, curonalle, corenall, cornal, corounal, corounnal === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman coronal, from Latin corōnālis; equivalent to coroune +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔruˈnal/, /ˈkɔrunal/, /ˈkɔr(ə)nal/, /ˈkruːnal/ === Noun === coronal (plural coronales) A tiara; a crown lacking arches or covering. A crowned helmet. A spearhead; the top of a spear. (rare) A nimbus or halo. (rare) The top of a column. ==== Descendants ==== English: coronal (coronel, cronel) ==== References ==== “coronāl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 March 2019. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: co‧ro‧nal === Adjective === coronal m or f (plural coronais) coronal (relating to a crown or coronation) (astronomy) (relating to the corona of a star) (phonetics) (relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of tongue) === Noun === coronal m (plural coronais) (anatomy) coronal (the frontal bone) (phonetics) coronal (consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue) === Further reading === “coronal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “coronal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French coronal, from Latin coronalis. By surface analysis, coroană +‎ -al. === Adjective === coronal m or n (feminine singular coronală, masculine plural coronali, feminine/neuter plural coronale) coronal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin coronālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koɾoˈnal/ [ko.ɾoˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: co‧ro‧nal === Adjective === coronal m or f (masculine and feminine plural coronales) (anatomy) coronal (phonetics) coronal (relating to a sound produced with the tip or blade of the tongue) === Noun === coronal f (plural coronales) (phonetics) coronal (a consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “coronal”, 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