leagăn
Appearance
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]singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | leagăn | leagănul | leagăne | leagănele | |
genitive-dative | leagăn | leagănului | 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