hyphenate

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.
2. (transitive) to join words or syllables with a hyphen.

Noun

1. A person or object with multiple duties, abilities or characteristics, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".
2. A person whose ethnicity is a multi-word hyphenated term, such as "African-American".

Concepts

trait d’union

mettre un trait d’union

mettre la césure

césurer

Synonymes

hyphen

syllabicate

syllabify

syllabize

syllabise

Traductions

unir con guión

ενωτικεύω

trennen

συλλαβίζω

χωρίζω με υφένα

unire con un trattino

colocar hífen

وصّل

sözcük bölmek

abteilen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhaɪf(ə)ˌneɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From hyphen + -ate (verb-forming suffix).