kruunu

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === ruunu (dialectal) === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish krona (cognate with German Krone), ultimately from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of kruuna, a more recent borrowing from the same word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkruːnu/, [ˈkruːnu] Rhymes: -uːnu Syllabification(key): kruu‧nu Hyphenation(key): kruu‧nu === Noun === kruunu crown (royal headdress) crown (imperial or regal power; the status of being the monarchical ruler) crown (the sovereign or the monarchical state representing that sovereign) (figuratively) crown (reward of victory or mark of honor) krona, krone, kroon, koruna (any of a number of currencies, mostly in Europe, named after crowns) (anatomy) crown (part of a tooth above the gums) Synonym: terä (dentistry) crown (prosthetic covering for a tooth) Synonym: hammaskruunu (horology) crown (knurled knob or dial, on the outside of a watch case, used to wind it or adjust the hands) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Skolt Sami: kruun === References === Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN === Further reading === “kruunu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === nurkuu