dovana
See also: dovaną
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), borrowed from Persian دیوان (divân, “customs, divan”).
Noun
dovana f (genitive dovanae); first declension
- (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”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (dovanà) IPA(key): /doːvɐˈnɐ/
- (dóvana) IPA(key): /ˈdôːvɐnɐ/
Noun
dovanà f (plural dóvanos) stress pattern 3a (diminutive dovanė̃lė)
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | dovanà | dóvanos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | dovanõs | dovanų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | dóvanai | dovanóms |
| accusative (galininkas) | dóvaną | dóvanas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | dóvana | dovanomi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | dovanojè | dovanosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | dóvana | dóvanos |
Related terms
(Verbs)
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “dóvanas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 119
- ^ Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN