Russian

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Etymology

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From за- (za-) +‎ пять (pjatʹ) +‎ -ая (-aja), from Proto-Slavic *pęti (to stretch, to tie/fix together).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zəpʲɪˈtajə]
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Noun

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запята́я (zapjatájaf inan (genitive запято́й, nominative plural запяты́е, genitive plural запяты́х)

  1. comma (punctuation)
  2. decimal point
  3. hitch, fix

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: запетая (zapetaja)