davan

See also: dáván

Aromanian

Alternative forms
  • davanu, davun, davunu

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tabānus, through the intermediate of another language; cf. Italian tafano, Venetian tavàn. Compare also the inherited form tãun, Romanian tăun.

Noun

davan m (plural davanj)

  1. gadfly, oxfly

Synonyms

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

davan (Cyrillic spelling даван)

  1. masculine singular passive past participle of davati
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