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

• tãun, bumbar, streclji

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

davan (Cyrillic spelling даван)

1. masculine singular passive past participle of davati