Karlskrona

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Karlskrona, after King Charles XI of Sweden and krona (“crown”).

Proper noun

Karlskrona

A city in eastern Blekinge, Sweden.

Translations

city in Blekinge

Afrikaans: Karlskrona
Arabic: كارلسكرونا f (kārlskrūnā)
Danish: Karlskrona n
French: Karlskrona f
German: Karlskrona n
Greek: Κάρλσκρουνα f (Kárlskrouna)
Hungarian: Karlskrona (hu)
Icelandic: Karlskrona
Italian: Karlskrona f
Japanese: カールスクルーナ (Kārusukurūna)
Korean: 칼스크로나 (Kalseukeurona)
Latin: Caroli Corona f
Latvian: Karlskrūna f
Portuguese: Karlskrona f
Spanish: Karlskrona f
Swedish: Karlskrona (sv) n
Ukrainian: Ка́рлскруна n (Kárlskruna)

Swedish

Alternative forms

Carlscrona (obsolete or archaic), Carlskrona (obsolete)

Etymology

Karls +‎ krona (“Charles's crown”), after King Charles XI of Sweden.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /karls²kruːna/, [kaɭsˈkrûːna]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -²uːna

Proper noun

Karlskrona n (genitive Karlskronas)

A city in Blekinge, southern Sweden

Derived terms

karlskronit
karlskronitisk
karlskronitiska

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