Romanian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin levisticum, from Latin ligusticum, from ligusticus, possibly through a Hungarian intermediate lestyán (though the phonetic link is unclear), or possibly influenced by Greek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leuʃˈte̯an/
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Noun

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leuștean m (plural leușteni)

  1. lovage

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: лющя́н (ljuštján)