coroner
English
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#CORONERCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#CORONER coroner, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#CORONER curuner, from Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#CORONER custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/Category:English 3-syllable words#CORONERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CORONER
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.ə.nɚ/Category:English 3-syllable words#CORONERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CORONER
- (New York City) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.ə.nɚ/Category:English 3-syllable words#CORONERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CORONER
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈkɹaʊnə(ɹ)/Category:English 2-syllable words#CORONERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CORONER (see crownerCategory:English links with manual fragments#CORONER)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#CORONERAudio (Southern England): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#CORONERAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɹənə(ɹ)Category:Rhymes:English/ɒɹənə(ɹ)#CORONER
Noun
coroner (plural coroners)Category:English lemmas#CORONERCategory:English nouns#CORONERCategory:English countable nouns#CORONERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CORONERCategory:Pages with entries#CORONERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CORONER
- (CommonwealthCategory:Commonwealth English#CORONER, IrelandCategory:Irish English#CORONER, JapanCategory:Japanese English#CORONER, lawCategory:en:Law#CORONER) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
- The coroner confirmed the cause of death.Category:English terms with usage examples#CORONER
- (CanadaCategory:Canadian English#CORONER, USCategory:American English#CORONER, medicineCategory:en:Medicine#CORONER) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
- A report from the coroner was presented in court.Category:English terms with usage examples#CORONER
- (Isle of ManCategory:Manx English#CORONER) The administrative head of a sheading.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- (who presides over an inquest): medical examiner, ME (if he or she performs autopsies)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
Anagrams
Category:en:Occupations#CORONERCategory:en:People#CORONERFrench
Pronunciation
Noun
coroner m (plural coroners)Category:French lemmas#CORONERCategory:French nouns#CORONERCategory:French countable nouns#CORONERCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CORONERCategory:French masculine nouns#CORONERCategory:Pages with entries#CORONERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CORONER
- coroner (in English-speaking countries)
Further reading
- “coroner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Latin
Verb
corōnerCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#CORONERCategory:Latin verb forms#CORONERCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#CORONERCategory:Pages with entries#CORONERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CORONER
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old FrenchCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Old French#CORONERCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old French#CORONER curuner; equivalent to coroune + -erCategory:Middle English terms suffixed with -er#CORONER.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈruːneːr/, /ˈkruːneːr/, /kuruˈneːr/, /ˈkurunər/Category:Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation#CORONER
Noun
coronerCategory:Middle English lemmas#CORONERCategory:Middle English nouns#CORONERCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CORONERCategory:Pages with entries#CORONERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CORONER (plural coroners)
- A (medieval) coroner (a royal officer who helps administer law and the courts)
Descendants
References
- “corǒunẹ̄̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 March 2019.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Old French terms inherited from Latin#CORONERCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#CORONER corōnāre (“to crown”).
Verb
coronerCategory:Old French lemmas#CORONERCategory:Old French verbs#CORONERCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#CORONERCategory:Pages with entries#CORONERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CORONER
- to crown (make into a monarch)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | coroner | avoir coroné | |||||
| gerund | en coronant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | coronant | ||||||
| past participle | coroné | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | coron | corones | corone | coronons | coronez | coronent |
| imperfect | coronoie, coroneie, coronoe, coroneve | coronoies, coroneies, coronoes, coroneves | coronoit, coroneit, coronot, coroneve | coroniiens, coroniens | coroniiez, coroniez | coronoient, coroneient, coronoent, coronevent | |
| preterite | coronai | coronas | corona | coronames | coronastes | coronerent | |
| future | coronerai | coroneras | coronera | coronerons | coroneroiz, coronereiz, coronerez | coroneront | |
| conditional | coroneroie, coronereie | coroneroies, coronereies | coroneroit, coronereit | coroneriiens, coroneriens | coroneriiez, coroneriez | coroneroient, coronereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | coron | corons | coront | coronons | coronez | coronent |
| imperfect | coronasse | coronasses | coronast | coronissons, coronissiens | coronissoiz, coronissez, coronissiez | coronassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | corone | — | coronons | coronez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: couronner
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from English#CORONERCategory:Romanian terms derived from English#CORONER coroner.
Noun
coroner m (plural coroneri)Category:Romanian lemmas#CORONERCategory:Romanian nouns#CORONERCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#CORONERCategory:Romanian countable nouns#CORONERCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#CORONERCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#CORONERCategory:Pages with entries#CORONERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#CORONER
- coroner (public official)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | coroner | coronerul | coroneri | coronerii |
| genitive-dative | coroner | coronerului | coroneri | coronerilor |
| vocative | coronerule | coronerilor | ||