δερβένι
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See also: Δερβένι
Greek
Alternative forms
- ντερβένι (ntervéni)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دربند (dervent, derbent, “narrows, pass; derbend”), which is ultimately from Persian دربند (darband, “mountain or road pass, narrows”).
Pronunciation
Noun
δερβένι • (dervéni) n
- (colloquial) narrows, usually referring to a narrow mountain pass
- Synonyms: ορεινή διάβαση (oreiní diávasi), κλεισώρεια (kleisóreia), κλεισούρα (kleisoúra)
Usage notes
The word is understood in its own right, but is particularly well established as a toponym (as the proper name Δερβένι (Dervéni)).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | δερβένι (dervéni) | δερβένια (dervénia) |
| genitive | δερβενιού (dervenioú) | δερβενιών (dervenión) |
| accusative | δερβένι (dervéni) | δερβένια (dervénia) |
| vocative | δερβένι (dervéni) | δερβένια (dervénia) |
Derived terms
- δερβενάκι n (dervenáki, “particularly short, narrow mountain pass”) (rare, mostly in toponyms)
- δερβέναγας n (dervénagas, “a derbendci leader; an authoritarian person”) (common in the latter sense, usually ironic)
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: дерве́н m (dervén), дерве́нт m (dervént) (obsolete)
- → Macedonian: дервен m (derven)
- → Serbo-Croatian: (obsolete)
Further reading
- δερβένι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
δερβένι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
