Russian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zəpʲɪˈtajə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

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

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

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Bulgarian: запетая (zapetaja)