lăun

See also: laun

Romanian

Etymology

Probably linked to the verb la. Possibly from Vulgar Latin root *lavōnem (“washhouse”), from Latin lavō or with the creative suffix -un. Another less likely theory suggets Latin leōnem, from leō (see leu). [1] See also Lăunele, the name of a river in Oltenia, Romania.

Noun

lăun m (plural lăuni)

  1. whorled water-milfoil (Myriophyllum verticillatum)

Declension
Declension of lăun
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) lăun lăunul (niște) lăuni lăunii
genitive/dative (unui) lăun lăunului (unor) lăuni lăunilor
vocative lăunule lăunilor

References
  1. lăun in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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