hyphen

== English == === Etymology === Learned 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”). === Pronunciation === enPR: hī′f(ə)n; IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯.f(ə̯)n̩/ (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯.fən/; (also Received Pronunciation) /ˈhʌɪ̯.fən/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈhɑe̯.fən/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈhʌi̯.fən/, /ˈhəi̯-/, /-fʌn/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈhəj.fen/, /ˈhɑːj.fen/ Rhymes: -aɪfən Hyphenation: hy‧phen === Noun === hyphen (plural hyphens) 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. (figuratively) Something which links two things of greater significance than itself. 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. ==== Usage notes ==== In computer character encoding, the original conflated symbol "-" (the hyphen-minus) covered usages aside from hyphenation. There have been additional subsequent symbols created for hyphenation needs. They include the "‐" (hyphen), ‑ (non-breaking hyphen) and the non-visible soft hyphen. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hyphen (third-person singular simple present hyphens, present participle hyphening, simple past and past participle hyphened) (transitive, dated) To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate. === Conjunction === hyphen Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-". Synonyms: slash, cum === See also === minus, minus sign ־ (Hebrew maqaf) Appendix:English hyphenation hyphen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Punctuation === Further reading === “hyphen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “hyphen”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Hyphenation Station: The Hyphenation of Prefixes in APA Style, blog.apastyle.org Hyphenation and Words Formed with Prefixes, purchase.edu A Comprehensive Guide to Forming Compounds, merriam-webster.com Should that word have a hyphen?, merriam-webster.com When do you need to use a hyphen for compound words?, apastyle.apa.org == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin hyphen. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /i.fɛn/ Rhymes: -ɛn Hyphenation: hy‧phen === Noun === hyphen m (plural hyphens) old symbol with the shape of a curved stroke, formerly used in French instead of the modern hyphen, with the same function Antonym: diastole === Further reading === Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “hyphen”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔φέν (hŭphén). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhy.pʰɛn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.fen] Hyphenation: hy‧phen === Noun === hyphen n (indeclinable) hyphen === Further reading === “hyphen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press hyphen in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 3104 R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “hyphen”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC “hўphĕn”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 761, column 1.