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 (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)

  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