lună

See also: luna, Luna, lunã, łuna, and łúna

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology 1

From Latin lūna.

Noun

lună f

1. moon

Etymology 2

From a Vulgar Latin root *abellona, from Latin abellāna. Compare Romanian alună, Aromanian alunã.

Noun

lună f

1. hazelnut, nut

Romanian

Alternative forms

• лунэ (lună) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Aromanian lunã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.nə/

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• Rhymes: -unə
• Hyphenation: lu‧nă

Noun

lună f (plural luni)

1. (astronomy) moon
2. month

Declension

Declension of lună

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) lună	luna	(niște) luni	lunile
genitive/dative	(unei) luni	lunii	(unor) luni	lunilor
vocative	lună, luno		lunilor

Related terms

• lunar
• lunatic

See also

• soare

Further reading

• lună in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)