δερβένι
See also: Δερβένι
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- ντερβένι (ntervéni)
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish دربند (dervent, derbent, “narrows, pass; derbend”), which is ultimately from Persian دربند (darband, “mountain or road pass, narrows”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
δερβένι • (dervéni) n
- (colloquial) narrows, usually referring to a narrow mountain pass
- Synonyms: ορεινή διάβαση (oreiní diávasi), κλεισώρεια (kleisóreia), κλεισούρα (kleisoúra)
Usage notes edit
The word is understood in its own right, but is particularly well established as a toponym (as the proper name Δερβένι (Dervéni)).
Declension edit
declension of δερβένι
Derived terms edit
- 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 edit
- → Bulgarian: дерве́н m (dervén), дерве́нт m (dervént) (obsolete)
- → Macedonian: дервен m (derven)
- → Serbo-Croatian: (obsolete)
Further reading edit
- δερβένι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- δερβένι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el