doana

Latin

Alternative forms

dogana, dovana

Etymology

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

Noun

doana f (genitive doanae); first declension

(Medieval Latin) A customs duty.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	doana	doanae
genitive	doanae	doanārum
dative	doanae	doanīs
accusative	doanam	doanās
ablative	doanā	doanīs
vocative	doana	doanae

Descendants

→ Albanian: doganë
→ Italian: dogana
→ Old French: dohanne
- Middle French: doana
  - French: douane
    - → Algerian Arabic: الدِّيوَانَة (ad_dīwāna)
    - → Dutch: douane
      - Afrikaans: doeane
      - → Indonesian: duane
      - → Papiamentu: doeana
    - → English: douane
- Norman: douanne