hyphen
To separate or punctuate with a hyphenTo separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
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» You mustn't use too many hyphens.
Du darfst nicht zu viele Bindestriche benutzen. — Yorwba
kaiperkins271 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(dated)To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
divide or connect with a hyphen
Examples
13 sentencesYou mustn't use too many hyphens.
deDu darfst nicht zu viele Bindestriche benutzen. — Yorwba
This word is spelled with a hyphen.
ruЭто слово пишется через дефис. — marafon
All these words are spelled with a hyphen.
ruВсе эти слова пишутся через дефис. — marafon
You can spell it with or without a hyphen.
deMan kann es mit oder ohne Bindestrich schreiben. — Yorwba
What's the difference between a hyphen and a dash?
ruКакая разница между дефисом и тире? — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen einem Bindestrich und einem Gedankenstrich? — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
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
hyphens, hyphening, hyphened, hyphenedSynonyms
1 synonyms- divide or connect with a hyphen:hyphenate
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.