different between kroon vs croon

English

Etymology

From Estonian kroon (“crown”). Doublet of crown and corona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???n/

Noun

kroon (plural krooni or kroons)

1. The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti

Synonyms

• KR

Translations

Anagrams

• ronko

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr???n/

Etymology 1

From Dutch kroon, from Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch cor?na, from Latin cor?na.

Noun

kroon (plural krone)

1. A crown.

Etymology 2

From Dutch kronen, from Middle Dutch crônen.

Verb

kroon (present kroon, present participle kronende, past participle gekroon)

1. (transitive) to crown, to award

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kro?n/
• Hyphenation: kroon
• Rhymes: -o?n

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch cor?na, from Latin cor?na. Doublet of kruin.

Noun

kroon f (plural kronen, diminutive kroontje n)

1. crown
   1. regal headgear
   2. (metonymically) royal power
   3. part of a tooth not covered by gum
   4. (dentistry) tooth prosthesis
   5. (botany) top of a growth
   6. any of various currencies, including the Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Swedish krona
2. (botany) calyx (group of sepals)
3. (dated) chandelier with more than two arms

Derived terms

• kronen
• keizerskroon
• kroonblad
• kroondomein
• kroonluchter
• kroontjespen
• lichtkroon
• ontkronen
• sneeuwkroon
• tandkroon

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kroon
• ? Indonesian: kerun

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

kroon

1. first-person singular present indicative of kronen
2. imperative of kronen

Estonian

Etymology

From Low German kr?ne

Noun

kroon (genitive krooni, partitive krooni)

1. crown (headgear)
2. crown (any of various currencies, including the Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Swedish krona)
3. crown (tooth covering)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

English

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kronen (“to groan, lament”), from Proto-Germanic *kre-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?u?n/
• Rhymes: -u?n

Verb

croon (third-person singular simple present croons, present participle crooning, simple past and past participle crooned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner.

   • hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise

2. (transitive, intransitive) To say softly or gently
   • 2020, Sydney Ember, Sanders drives himself to the polls., New York Times:

     "Nice seeing you both," a woman at the check-in said. "Hey, I love you," another crooned.

3. (transitive) To soothe by singing softly.

   • The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung and crooned himself asleep.

4. (Scotland) To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain.

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Derived terms

• crooner

Translations

Noun

croon (plural croons)

1. A soft or sentimental hum or song.

Translations

Anagrams

• Conor, Norco, corno, r'coon