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 suggets Latin leōnem, from leō (see leu). 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 articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) lăun	lăunul	(niște) lăuni	lăunii
genitive/dative	(unui) lăun	lăunului	(unor) lăuni	lăunilor
vocative	lăunule		lăunilor