This time in Language Day one simple but very current word, sadly to say - otherwise depicting something fine and majestic, rooted in history. We talk about the disease COVID-19, which is colloquially called Corona and here we go through what that word is in some languages, in its meaning as the royal headwear.

It does have another meaning as well of course, as currency for some monarchies - also very current as it threatens to wreck the economy of both individuals and countries worldwide. But hopefully we won’t be subjects of the COVID-19 for long, but will get through these dire times with rekindled hope and good, constructive plans for the future.

Armenian - psak
Bosnian - kruna
Czech - koruna
Danish - krone
English - crown
Estonian - kroon
Finnish - kruunu
German - Krone
Hawaiian - lei
Irish - coróin
Italian - corona
Latin - coronam
Latvian - kronis
Norwegian - krone
Russian - коро́на
Spanish - corona
Swahili - taji
Swedish - krona
Thai - mngkud
Turkish - taç
Welsh - goron
Yiddish - kreynen