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 sistēma ― punctuation system
    apgūt interpunkciju ― to learn, master punctuation
    interpunkcijas kļūdas ― punctuation mistakes
    izvēloties pieturzīmes, jāņem vērā interpunkcijas un citu rakstības zīmju un paņēmienu mijiedarbība ― when 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 interpunkciju ― the 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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