legăna

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legăna

Where it comes from

Probably from Vulgar Latin *ligināre, from Latin ligāre (“tie”) or from leagăn.

verb a legăna 1st conjugation · leagănă · legănat · legene · a legăna · legănând

transitive to rock, swing
reflexive to sway

In English

swing (''intransitive'') to rotate about an off-centre fixed point
rock move gently back and forth
dangle hang loosely

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MLA

"legăna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/leg%C4%83na. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

legăna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/leg%C4%83na

Chicago

"legăna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/leg%C4%83na.

BibTeX

@misc{lega_na_2026,
  title = {legăna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/leg%C4%83na},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}