îngâna

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Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin ingannāre, present active infinitive of ingannō (trick, deceive, mock) (attested in a gloss), from Latin *ganno or ganniō. Compare Aromanian angan, angãnari (call), Italian ingannare (deceive, cheat), Spanish engañar, Portuguese enganar, Catalan enganyar, Albanian gënjej. Cf. also Medieval Latin gannatura, ingannatura (mocking).

Verb

a îngâna (third-person singular present îngână, past participle îngânat) 1st conj.

  1. to imitate, mimic (a voice, etc), to echo
    Synonyms: imita, mima, copia
  2. to hum
    Synonym: fredona
  3. to murmur
    Synonym: murmura
  4. to combine, interweave
    Synonyms: combina, îmbina
  5. (reflexive) to delude (oneself), mix up
    Synonyms: se amăgi, amesteca, confunda
  6. (by extension of the first sense) to parody
    Synonym: parodia

Conjugation