дервен

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Etymology

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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.

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  • IPA(key): [dɛrˈvɛn]
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Noun

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дерве́н (dervénm

  1. (obsolete) narrows, usually referring to a narrow mountain pass
    Synonym: проход (prohod)

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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дервен (dervenm (relational adjective дервенски)

  1. gorge, canyon
    Synonyms: клисура (klisura), кланец (klanec)
  2. derbend

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References

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  • 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]‎[1] (in Macedonian), Štip: UGD, →ISBN, page 46