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)

1. cradle
2. swing

Declension

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