leagăn

See also: leagan and leagãn

Romanian

Etymology

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

leagăn n (plural leagăne)

cradle
swing

Declension

Declension of leagăn

	singular		plural
	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

legăna

Further reading

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

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