запятая

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Russian

Etymology

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

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Noun

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

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

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Descendants

  • Bulgarian: запетая (zapetaja)