atârna

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atârna

Where it comes from

Either from târn (“a large broom made from brier used to sweep streets”), itself of Slavic origin, or from Latin tornāre (“to turn”) with suffix ad-. However, it would be an irregular phonetic evolution in this case (cf. turna, înturna).

verb a atârna 1st conjugation · atârnă · atârnat · atârne · a atârna · atârnând

intransitive to hang (be suspended)
transitive to hang (attach in a suspended position)
copulative, figuratively to weigh (have a certain significance)
intransitive to idle
dated, intransitive to depend
Similar: depinde
obsolete, reflexive to be undecided
obsolete, transitive to weigh down

In English

hang to be or remain suspended
suspend to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
dangle hang or trail something loosely
hang up put up to hang

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@misc{ata_rna_2026,
  title = {atârna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/at%C3%A2rna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}