CilmeFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *dainā (compare Lithuanian daina), from *deî- (“to sing, dance”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“move swiftly”) (compare Old Irish dían (“fast”), Ancient Greek δίω (díō, “I run away, flee”), Sanskrit दीयति (dīyati, “he soars”)). Cf. also Romanian doină.
- declension-4, feminineLatvian folksong
- femininea female given name
Formasdaina(nominative, singular) · dainas(nominative, plural) · dainas(genitive, singular) · dainu(genitive, plural) · dainai(dative, singular) · dainām(dative, plural) · dainu(accusative, singular) · dainas(accusative, plural) · dainu(instrumental, singular) · dainām(instrumental, plural) · dainā(locative, singular) · dainās(locative, plural) · daina(singular, vocative) · dainas(plural, vocative)