interpunkcija

See also: interpunkcijā

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin interpunctiō, from inter (between) and punctiō (pricking, puncturing), from the verb pungo (to prick, to puncture, to sting).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [inteɾpunktsija]
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Noun

interpunkcija f (4th declension)

  1. (orthography) punctuation (the set of punctuation marks in a given language; the use of punctuation marks in a given language)
    interpunkcijas sistēmapunctuation system
    apgūt interpunkcijuto learn, master punctuation
    interpunkcijas kļūdaspunctuation mistakes
    izvēloties pieturzīmes, jāņem vērā interpunkcijas un citu rakstības zīmju un paņēmienu mijiedarbībawhen choosing punctuation marks, one must take into account the interaction of punctuation and other writing symbols and modes
    vispirms tulkotājiem pārmetums, ka viņi pārāk brīvi rīkojušies ar interpunkcijuthe first criticism of translators is that they treat punctuation too freely

Declension

See also

Punctuation marks (pieturzīmes):

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

interpùnkcija f (Cyrillic spelling интерпу̀нкција)

  1. punctuation (set of symbols)
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