króna

UK/ˈkɹəʊ.nə/

noun

The currency of Iceland, divided into 100 aurar

Meanings

nounkróna (plural krónur)

plural krónur

  1. The currency of Iceland, divided into 100 aurar
  2. The currency of the Faroe Islands, divided into 100 oyru

Origin

From Icelandic and Faroese. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, krona, and krone.

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Translations

Basque koroa
  • koroacurrency
Bulgarian крона
  • крона (krona)currency
Catalan corona
  • coronacurrency
Chinese Mandarin 克朗
  • 克朗 (kèlǎng)currency
Czech koruna
  • korunacurrency
Danish krone
  • kronecurrency
Dutch kroon
  • krooncurrency
Esperanto krono
  • kronocurrency
Estonian kroon
  • krooncurrency
Finnish kruunu
  • kruunucurrency
French couronne
  • couronnecurrency
German Krone
  • Kronecurrency
Hungarian korona
  • koronacurrency
Icelandic króna
  • krónacurrency
Italian corona
  • coronacurrency
Lithuanian krona
  • kronacurrency
Norwegian krone
  • kronecurrency
Polish korona
  • koronacurrency
Portuguese coroa
  • coroacurrency
Romanian coroană
  • coroanăcurrency
Russian кро́на
  • кро́на (króna)currency
Slovak koruna
  • korunacurrency
Spanish corona
  • coronacurrency
Swedish krona
  • kronacurrency
Ukrainian крона
  • крона (krona)currency
Cite this entry
APA

króna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kr%C3%B3na

MLA

“króna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kr%C3%B3na. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “króna,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kr%C3%B3na.

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