дервен

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

• IPA^(key): [dɛrˈvɛn]

• Audio:

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Noun

дерве́н • (dervén) m

1. (obsolete) narrows, usually referring to a narrow mountain pass

   Synonym: проход (prohod)

Declension

	singular	plural
indefinite	дерве́н dervén	дерве́ни dervéni
definite (subject form)	дерве́нът dervénǎt	дерве́ните dervénite
definite (object form)	дерве́на dervéna
count form	—	дерве́на dervéna

Declension of дерве́н

Further reading

• 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دربند (dervent, “narrows, pass; derbend”) through Greek δερβένι (dervéni, “narrows, pass”), ultimately from Persian دربند (darband, “narrows, pass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛrvɛn]

Noun

дервен • (derven) m (relational adjective дервенски)

1. gorge, canyon

   Synonyms: клисура (klisura), кланец (klanec)

2. derbend

Declension

	singular	plural
indefinite	дервен	дервени
definite unspecified	дервенот	дервените
definite proximal	дервенов	дервениве
definite distal	дервенон	дервенине
vocative	дервену	дервени
count form	—	дервена

Declension of дервен

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 [Dictionary of Turkisms, Archaisms, Dialectisms and Rarely Used Words in the Macedonian Language]‎ (in Macedonian), Štip: UGD, →ISBN, page 46