krönika

See also: kronika and krónika

Swedish

Alternative forms

• kroͤnika (obsolete typography)

Etymology

From Old Swedish krønika, krønik, from Middle Low German kroneke (equal to German Chronik), from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “relating to time”), from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

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Noun

krönika c

1. a chronicle (form of history writing)
2. a column (newspaper article written in a personal style)

Declension

Declension of krönika

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	krönika	krönikas
	definite	krönikan	krönikans
plural	indefinite	krönikor	krönikors
	definite	krönikorna	krönikornas

Synonyms

• kolumn
• kronologi
• spalt

Related terms

• krönikör

References

• krönika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krönika in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krönika in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)