Learn Romanian › lană
lană
wool /ˈlɨ.nə/
noun#2390 most common
Also: fleece, woolen material
Example sentences
Am un pulover de lână.
I have a wool sweater.
Oaia are lână albă.
The sheep has white wool.
Bunica toarce lână în fiecare seară.
Grandma spins wool every evening.
Prețul lânii a crescut anul acesta.
The price of wool has gone up this year.
Fabrica prelucrează lâna brută adusă de la fermele din zonă.
The factory processes the raw wool brought from farms in the area.
Calitatea lânii depinde de rasa oii și de condițiile de creștere.
The quality of the wool depends on the sheep breed and the rearing conditions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lână | lânuri |
| Genitive | lânii | lânurilor |
| Accusative | lână | lânuri |
| Vocative | lână | lânuri |
Word family
lânoswoolly, fleecy
lânarwool worker or wool merchant
lânăriewool trade or wool shop
lânărithistorical tax paid in wool or on sheep
Etymology
Lână comes straight from Latin lāna, "wool." The vowel shift from a to â is a regular pattern in Romanian when a Latin a stood before a nasal consonant, the same change seen in manus becoming mână and panis becoming pâine. Latin lāna itself traces back to a Proto-Indo-European word for wool.
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