дервен
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Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- дервент (dervent)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دربند (derbent, dervent, “narrows, pass; derbend”) through Greek δερβένι (dervéni, “narrows, pass”), ultimately from Classical Persian دربند (darband, “narrows, pass”). The alternative form дервент (dervent) is attested later, and was formed from дервен (derven) under the influence of Turkish.
Pronunciation
Noun
дерве́н • (dervén) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | дерве́н dervén |
дерве́ни dervéni |
| definite (subject form) |
дерве́нът dervénǎt |
дерве́ните dervénite |
| definite (object form) |
дерве́на dervéna | |
| count form | — | дерве́на dervéna |
Further reading
Дервент on the Bulgarian Wikipedia.Wikipedia bg- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дервен”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 344
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دربند (dervent, “narrows, pass; derbend”) through Greek δερβένι (dervéni, “narrows, pass”), ultimately from Persian دربند (darband, “narrows, pass”).
Pronunciation
Noun
дервен • (derven) m (relational adjective дервенски)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | дервен (derven) | дервени (derveni) |
| definite unspecified | дервенот (dervenot) | дервените (dervenite) |
| definite proximal | дервенов (dervenov) | дервениве (dervenive) |
| definite distal | дервенон (dervenon) | дервенине (dervenine) |
| vocative | дервену (dervenu) | дервени (derveni) |
| count form | — | дервена (dervena) |
Derived terms
- дервенџија m (dervendžija)
- дервенџиски (dervendžiski)
References
- Belčev, Tole (2016) “дервен”, in Речник на турцизми, архаизми, дијалектизми и ретко употребувани зборови во македонскиот јазик (in Macedonian), Štip: UGD, →ISBN, page 46