cunună

See also: cununa

Romanian

Alternative forms

• corună

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of coroană, which was a borrowing.

The unexpected /r/ to /n/ phonetical evolution is due to a hypercorrection to the rhotacisms which existed in some dialects of Old Romanian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ˈnu.nə/
• Rhymes: -unə
• Hyphenation: cu‧nu‧nă

• Audio:

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Noun

cunună f (plural cununi)

1. wreath, garland
2. crown

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cunună	cununa		cununi	cununile
genitive-dative	cununi	cununii		cununi	cununilor
vocative	cunună, cununo			cununilor

Synonyms

• coroană

Related terms

• cununa
• încununa

Etymology 2

Form of cununa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (present, imperative) /ku.ˈnu.nə/, (simple perfect) /ku.nu.ˈnə/
• Rhymes: -unə, -ə
• Hyphenation: cu‧nu‧nă

Verb

cunună

1. inflection of cununa:
   1. third-person singular/plural present indicative
   2. third-person singular simple perfect indicative
   3. second-person singular affirmative imperative