LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

corōnis

corōnis f (genitive corōnidis)
Classical[kɔˈroː.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[koˈrɔː.nis]

Meaning

  1. coronis, colophon
  2. The end of a book or chapter.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecorōniscorōnidēs
genitivecorōnidiscorōnidum
dativecorōnidīcorōnidibus
accusativecorōnidemcorōnidēs
ablativecorōnidecorōnidibus
vocativecorōniscorōnidēs

cŏrōnis, ĭdis, f., = κορωνίς,
I. a curved line or flourish formed with a pen, which writers or transcribers were accustomed to make at the end of a book or chapter; hence, as in Gr. (cf. Lidd. and Scott, under κορωνίς), for the end: serā coronide longus, * Mart. 10, 1, 1.
Cŏrōnis, ĭdis, f., = Κορωνίς,
I. daughter of the Thessalian Phlegyas, mother of Æsculapius by Apollo, Ov. M. 2, 542; Hyg. Fab. 161 and 202; Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 618; acc. Gr. Coronida, Ov. M. 2, 599.—Hence,
II. Cŏrōnīdes, ae, m., = Κορωνείδης, the son of Coronis, i. e. Æsculapius, Ov. M. 15, 624.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “crasis coronis”, “editorial coronis”).

Descendants
  • Englishcoronis
  • Frenchcoronis
  • Italiancoronide

In English words that came into English from corōnis

  • cornicecorōnis
  • coroniscorōnis

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCoronisCoronis (κορωνίς), the cornice of an entablature, is properly a Greek word signifying anything curved (Schol. ad Aristoph. Pl. 253; Hesych. sub voce).…

Quick answers

What does corōnis mean in Latin?
corōnis, a noun, means “coronis, colophon; The end of a book or chapter.”.
What is the genitive of corōnis?
The genitive singular is corōnidis. corōnis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce corōnis?
In classical Latin, [kɔˈroː.nɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈrɔː.nis].