Hyphens: equal bases, source hyphens, shades, and directions
A hyphen commonly links coordinate bases, preserves a hyphenated source, or marks conventional shade/direction formations.
- Test whether и can join equal concepts, then check the lexical norm.
| Type | Example | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| equal domains | нау́чно-техни́ческий | scientific and technical |
| languages | ру́сско-англи́йский | Russian and English |
| hyphenated source | се́веро-за́падный | се́веро-за́пад |
| proper source | нью-йо́ркский | Нью-Йо́рк |
| colour shade | све́тло-си́ний, я́рко-кра́сный | shade/intensity |
| taste combination | ки́сло-сла́дкий | coordinated tastes |
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3.21 · Hyphens: equal bases, source hyphens, shades, and directions · table 1
equal domains · нау́чно-техни́ческий · scientific and technicallanguages · ру́сско-англи́йский · Russian and EnglishMini-check
Spell: Russian-English dictionary. Spell: north-western district.
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- Say the Russian examples aloud, cover the model, and retrieve the pattern once before continuing.