δερβένι

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

• IPA^(key): /ðeɾˈve.ni/
• Hyphenation: δερ‧βέ‧νι

Noun

δερβένι • (dervéni) n

1. (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

Declension of δερβένι

	singular	plural
nominative	δερβένι •	δερβένια •
genitive	δερβενιού •	δερβενιών •
accusative	δερβένι •	δερβένια •
vocative	δερβένι •	δερβένια •

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)

  Cyrillic script: дѐрвен

  Latin script: dèrven

Further reading

• δερβένι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• δερβένι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el