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 suggests 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 definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative lăun lăunul lăuni lăunii
genitive-dative lăun lăunului lăuni lăunilor
vocative lăunule lăunilor

References

  1. ^ “lăun”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
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