The noun is borrowed from Latincorōna(“crown; garland, wreath”), from Ancient Greekκορώνη(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.
The plural form coronae is borrowed from Latincorōnae.
The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
corona (pluralcoronasorcoronaeor(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.
(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.
(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 presentcoronas, present participlecoronaing, simple past and past participlecoronaed)
(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, pluralcoronas)
(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 Italiancorona.
Noun
corona (pluralcoronasorcorone)
(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 SpanishLa Corona(literally “The Crown”), a brand of cigars from Havana, Cuba.
Noun
corona (pluralcoronas)
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 Latincorōna(“crown”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /koˈɾona/
Rhymes: -ona
Syllabification: co‧ro‧na
Noun
coronaf (pluralcoronas)
crown
References
Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “corona”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Catalan
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central)[kuˈɾo.nə]
IPA(key): (Balearic)[koˈɾo.nə]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[koˈɾo.na]
Rhymes: -ona
Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latincorōna, from Ancient Greekκορώνη(korṓnē, “garland, wreath”). Compare Occitancorona, Frenchcouronne.
Noun
coronaf (pluralcorones)
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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“corona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˌkoːˈroː.naː/
Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na
Rhymes: -oːnaː
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latincorōna, from Ancient Greekκορώνη(korṓnē).
Noun
coronaf (pluralcorona's)
(astronomy)corona
Derived terms
coronium
Related terms
kroon
Etymology 2
Clipping of coronavirus.
Noun
coronaf or n (uncountable)
(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
coronam (uncountable)
(informal)Clipping of coronavirus.
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /koˈro.na/
Rhymes: -ona
Hyphenation: co‧ró‧na
Etymology 1
From Latincorōna, from Ancient Greekκορώνη(korṓnē, “garland, wreath”). Compare also cruna, probably from a derivative of the same Latin word.
Noun
coronaf (pluralcorone)
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
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greekκορώνη(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”).
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’s 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[11], London: Macmillan and Co.
“corona”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[12]
“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 Latincorōna.
Noun
coronaf (pluralcoronas)
crown
References
AEDLL
Old English
Etymology
From Latincorōna, from Ancient Greekκορώνη(korṓnē, “garland, wreath”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈko.roː.nɑ/
Noun
corōnam
crown
Declension
Derived terms
ġecorōnian
References
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “corōna”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[13], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latincorōna, from Ancient Greekκορώνη(korṓnē, “garland, wreath”).