dovana

See also: dovaną

Latin

Alternative forms

• dogana
• doana

Etymology

From Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), borrowed from Persian دیوان (divân, “customs, divan”).

Noun

dovana f (genitive dovanae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) A customs duty.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dovana	dovanae
genitive	dovanae	dovanārum
dative	dovanae	dovanīs
accusative	dovanam	dovanās
ablative	dovanā	dovanīs
vocative	dovana	dovanae

Lithuanian

Etymology

From an earlier deverbal adjective *dóvas, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-wo-s, from *deh₃- (“to give”). Cognate with Latvian dâvana (“gift”).

Pronunciation

• (dovanà) IPA^(key): /doːvɐˈnɐ/
• (dóvana) IPA^(key): /ˈdôːvɐnɐ/

Noun

dovanà f (plural dóvanos) stress pattern 3^a (diminutive dovanė̃lė)

1. gift

   atnešti dovanas - to bring gifts

Declension

Declension of dovanà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	dovanà	dóvanos
genitive (kilmininkas)	dovanõs	dovanų̃
dative (naudininkas)	dóvanai	dovanóms
accusative (galininkas)	dóvaną	dóvanas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	dóvana	dovanomìs
locative (vietininkas)	dovanojè	dovanosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	dóvana	dóvanos

Related terms

(Verbs)

• dovanoti
• duoti