atârna

• atîrna — 1953–1993 spelling

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).

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a atârna (third-person singular present atârnă, past participle atârnat, third-person subjunctive atârne) 1st conjugation

1. (intransitive) to hang (be suspended)
2. (transitive) to hang (attach in a suspended position)
3. (copulative, figurative) to weigh (have a certain significance)
4. (intransitive) to idle
5. (intransitive, dated) to depend [with de]

   Synonym: depinde

6. (reflexive, obsolete) to be undecided
7. (transitive, obsolete) to weigh down

• atârnare
• atârnătoare
• atârnător

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