hyphen
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or…The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
» You mustn't use too many hyphens.
Du darfst nicht zu viele Bindestriche benutzen.
Meaning
4 sensesThe symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
Bindestrich, Divis
дефи́сdefís, чёрточкаčórtočka
дефі́сdefís, ри́скаrýska
a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
(figuratively)Something which links two things of greater significance than itself.
Something which links two things of greater significance than itself.
(figuratively)An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.
Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.
Examples
13 sentencesYou mustn't use too many hyphens.
deDu darfst nicht zu viele Bindestriche benutzen.
This word is spelled with a hyphen.
ruЭто слово пишется через дефис.
All these words are spelled with a hyphen.
ruВсе эти слова пишутся через дефис.
You can spell it with or without a hyphen.
deMan kann es mit oder ohne Bindestrich schreiben.
What's the difference between a hyphen and a dash?
ruКакая разница между дефисом и тире?
deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen einem Bindestrich und einem Gedankenstrich?
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin hyphen, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔φέν (hŭphén, “in one, as aLearned borrowing from Late Latin hyphen, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔φέν (hŭphén, “in one, as a single word”), univerbation of ῠ̔φ’ ἕν (hŭph’ hén, “under one”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under”) + ἕν (hén, “one”), neuter of εἷς (heîs, “one”).
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Forms
plural: hyphensSynonyms
1 synonyms- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text:dash