Kroonide

Kroonide is the genitive plural form of kroon in Estonian. It is used to indicate possession or quantity of kroone and appears in contexts such as prices, values, or descriptions of money. The kroon itself was the currency of Estonia from 1992 to 2011, introduced after the country regained independence and circulated until the adoption of the euro. Through the transition, Estonia fixed the exchange rate at 1 euro to 15.6466 krooni. From January 2011, kroone ceased to be legal tender and were gradually withdrawn from circulation as Estonia adopted the euro.

In Estonian, kroonide is used in phrases that express quantity or possession, for example kroonide arv (the number of kroons) or kroonide väärtus (the value of kroons). The form illustrates the language’s case system, with the genitive plural serving roles related to amount and relationship between nouns. Today, kroonide chiefly appears in historical, linguistic, or economic discussions about the era before euro adoption, as well as in archival materials and educational contexts describing the Estonian currency history.

The term kroonide thus functions both as a linguistic form and as a historical marker of Estonia’s monetary past, signaling the period when kroone circulated before the country integrated into the eurozone.