kruunu

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish krona (compare German Krone), ultimately from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of kruuna, a more recent borrowing from the same word.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkruːnu/, [ˈkruːnu]
  • Rhymes: -uːnu
  • Hyphenation(key): kruu‧nu

Noun

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kruunu

  1. crown (royal headdress)
  2. crown (imperial or regal power; the status of being the monarchical ruler)
  3. crown (the sovereign or the monarchical state representing that sovereign)
  4. (figuratively) crown (reward of victory or mark of honor)
  5. krona, krone, kroon, koruna (any of a number of currencies, mostly in Europe, named after crowns)
  6. (anatomy) crown (part of a tooth above the gums)
    Synonym: terä
  7. (dentistry) crown (prosthetic covering for a tooth)
    Synonym: hammaskruunu

Declension

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Inflection of kruunu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kruunu kruunut
genitive kruunun kruunujen
partitive kruunua kruunuja
illative kruunuun kruunuihin
singular plural
nominative kruunu kruunut
accusative nom. kruunu kruunut
gen. kruunun
genitive kruunun kruunujen
partitive kruunua kruunuja
inessive kruunussa kruunuissa
elative kruunusta kruunuista
illative kruunuun kruunuihin
adessive kruunulla kruunuilla
ablative kruunulta kruunuilta
allative kruunulle kruunuille
essive kruununa kruunuina
translative kruunuksi kruunuiksi
abessive kruunutta kruunuitta
instructive kruunuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kruunu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kruununi kruununi
accusative nom. kruununi kruununi
gen. kruununi
genitive kruununi kruunujeni
partitive kruunuani kruunujani
inessive kruunussani kruunuissani
elative kruunustani kruunuistani
illative kruunuuni kruunuihini
adessive kruunullani kruunuillani
ablative kruunultani kruunuiltani
allative kruunulleni kruunuilleni
essive kruununani kruunuinani
translative kruunukseni kruunuikseni
abessive kruunuttani kruunuittani
instructive
comitative kruunuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kruunusi kruunusi
accusative nom. kruunusi kruunusi
gen. kruunusi
genitive kruunusi kruunujesi
partitive kruunuasi kruunujasi
inessive kruunussasi kruunuissasi
elative kruunustasi kruunuistasi
illative kruunuusi kruunuihisi
adessive kruunullasi kruunuillasi
ablative kruunultasi kruunuiltasi
allative kruunullesi kruunuillesi
essive kruununasi kruunuinasi
translative kruunuksesi kruunuiksesi
abessive kruunuttasi kruunuittasi
instructive
comitative kruunuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kruunumme kruunumme
accusative nom. kruunumme kruunumme
gen. kruunumme
genitive kruunumme kruunujemme
partitive kruunuamme kruunujamme
inessive kruunussamme kruunuissamme
elative kruunustamme kruunuistamme
illative kruunuumme kruunuihimme
adessive kruunullamme kruunuillamme
ablative kruunultamme kruunuiltamme
allative kruunullemme kruunuillemme
essive kruununamme kruunuinamme
translative kruunuksemme kruunuiksemme
abessive kruunuttamme kruunuittamme
instructive
comitative kruunuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kruununne kruununne
accusative nom. kruununne kruununne
gen. kruununne
genitive kruununne kruunujenne
partitive kruunuanne kruunujanne
inessive kruunussanne kruunuissanne
elative kruunustanne kruunuistanne
illative kruunuunne kruunuihinne
adessive kruunullanne kruunuillanne
ablative kruunultanne kruunuiltanne
allative kruunullenne kruunuillenne
essive kruununanne kruunuinanne
translative kruunuksenne kruunuiksenne
abessive kruunuttanne kruunuittanne
instructive
comitative kruunuinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Descendants

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  • Skolt Sami: kruun

References

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  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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