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lună
moon /ˈlu.nə/
noun#218 most common
Also: month
Example sentences
Luna este pe cer noaptea.
The moon is in the sky at night.
Astă seară luna este plină.
Tonight the moon is full.
Peste o lună plecăm în vacanță.
In a month we're going on vacation.
Am plătit chiria pe luna aceasta.
I paid the rent for this month.
Luna de miere a durat două săptămâni.
The honeymoon lasted two weeks.
Primii astronauți au pășit pe Lună în 1969.
The first astronauts set foot on the Moon in 1969.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lună | luni |
| Genitive | lunii | lunilor |
| Accusative | lună | luni |
| Vocative | lună | lunilor |
Word family
lunarlunar, monthly
lunaticăfemale sleepwalker
lunetătelescopic sight
lună de mierehoneymoon (fixed phrase)
Etymology
Lună comes from Latin luna, the standard word for the moon across the Roman world. Latin luna traces back to a root meaning brightness or light. Romanian kept both the Latin form and its double sense of moon and calendar month, since a month was originally measured by the moon's cycle.
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