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lan
field (a large expanse of cultivated land, especially of grain) /lan/
noun#5034 most common
Also: wheat field, cornfield, grainfield
Example sentences
Lanul este verde.
The field is green.
Vedem un lan de grâu.
We see a wheat field.
Țăranii lucrează în lanul de porumb.
The farmers work in the cornfield.
Vântul mișcă spicele în lanul auriu.
The wind moves the ears of grain in the golden field.
Lanurile de grâu se întind până la orizont.
The wheat fields stretch all the way to the horizon.
Amintirea copilăriei ei rămâne legată de foșnetul lanurilor coapte, unduindu-se sub soarele de vară.
Her childhood memory stays tied to the rustle of the ripe fields, rippling under the summer sun.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lanul | lanurile |
| Genitive | lanului | lanurilor |
| Accusative | lanul | lanurile |
| Vocative | lanule | lanurilor |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian "lan" was borrowed from a Slavic neighbor, most likely Ukrainian, where a related word denoted a field or a measured strip of arable land. Over time in Romanian it settled into meaning a large field, especially one sown with grain. Its use is strongest in rural and literary contexts, tied to the plains where wheat and corn were the main crops.
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