дервен
Bulgarian edit
Alternative forms edit
- дервент (dervent)
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
дерве́н • (dervén) m
Declension edit
Declension of дерве́н
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | дерве́н dervén |
дерве́ни dervéni |
definite (subject form) |
дерве́нът dervénǎt |
дерве́ните dervénite |
definite (object form) |
дерве́на dervéna | |
count form | — | дерве́на dervéna |
Further reading edit
- Дервент on the Bulgarian Wikipedia.Wikipedia bg
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дервен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 344
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دربند (dervent, “narrows, pass; derbend”) through Greek δερβένι (dervéni, “narrows, pass”), ultimately from Persian دربند (darband, “narrows, pass”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
дервен • (derven) m (relational adjective дервенски)
Declension edit
Declension of дервен
Derived terms edit
- дервенџија m (dervendžija)
- дервенџиски (dervendžiski)