atârna

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from târn (a large broom made from brier used to sweep streets), itself of Slavic origin, or from Latin tornāre (to turn) with suffix ad-. However, it would be an irregular phonetic evolution in this case (cf. turna, înturna).

Pronunciation

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Verb

a atârna (third-person singular present atârnă, past participle atârnat) 1st conjugation

  1. to hang (from something); to dangle

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