leagăn
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Usually thought to be a back formation of legăna, or from Vulgar Latin root *lecanis, from Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē). Per Paliga, a substrate word. Compare Aromanian leagãn.
Noun[edit]
leagăn n (plural leagăne)
Declension[edit]
Declension of leagăn
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) leagăn | leagănul | (niște) leagăne | leagănele |
genitive/dative | (unui) leagăn | leagănului | (unor) leagăne | leagănelor |
vocative | leagănule | leagănelor |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- leagăn in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
- Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 342