Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/koˈɾona/

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Coloured illustration of corona
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Translation

crown

Word origin

From Latin corona ('garland, crown'), borrowed from Greek korone ('anything curved, a wreath'). The same root gives English 'crown' and 'coronation'.

Origin
Latin
Root
corona
English cognates
crown, coronation, corona

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcoronas

Examples

.

The king wears a crown of gold.

.

The queen lost the crown in the river.

pertenece .

The crown has belonged to the family for centuries.

.

The boy made a crown out of paper.

.

That crown is very old and very beautiful.

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This word is part of lesson 42.