doana

Latin

Alternative forms

• dogana, dovana

Etymology

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

Noun

doana f (genitive doanae); first declension

1. (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: ديوانة (dīwāna)
      • → Dutch: douane
        • Afrikaans: doeane
        • → Indonesian: duane
        • → Papiamentu: doeana
      • → English: douane
  • Norman: douanne