Koruny

Part of speech: noun, plural

Definitions

1. A term for the monetary units used in certain Central European countries ; the plural form of a currency denomination such as the Czech or Slovak crown ; units of money referenced in financial contexts in regions that have used such denominations
2. Refers to multiple coins or bills representing the official currency formerly employed in the Czech Republic or Slovakia ; signifies the plural of a national currency named crown ; describes sums or amounts denominated in this specific European currency
3. Used to indicate several instances of a Central European currency once adopted by nations like the Czech Republic or Slovakia ; pluralizes a form of money called crown ; denotes currency values or holdings calculated in this type of monetary unit

Etymology: "Koruny" is the plural of "koruna," the name of the currency of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The word itself simply means "crown," the same thing a monarch wears on the head. Czech and Slovak "koruna" is a direct cognate of German "Krone," and both trace back to Latin "corona," which is also the source of English "crown." That makes the currency name a doublet of English "crown," meaning two words that split from one ancestor and took different paths. The English word came into the language through Old French from Latin, while the Czech and Slovak forms reflect the same Latin root carried into Central European speech. The shared root is why a Czech coin and an English coin can be named for the same royal headgear.

Synonyms: koruna, crowns, currency