lăun

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See also: laun

Romanian

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Etymology

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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

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lăun m (plural lăuni)

  1. whorled water-milfoil (Myriophyllum verticillatum)

Declension

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References

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