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Definitions

1. 1.
   Indicates the zero copula (omission of the present tense of быть (bytʹ)).

   • Вре́мя — де́ньги.

     Vrémja — dénʹgi. — Time is money.

2. 2.
   Used in — —.
3. 3.
   Replaces ‐ in some appositions, where hyphen would be used to connect the appositive word and the word in apposition if neither of them were a phrase.

   • Не́которые госуда́рства — чле́ны ЕС препя́тствуют размеще́нию бе́женцев на свое́й террито́рии.

     Nékotoryje gosudárstva — člény JeS prepjátstvujut razmeščéniju béžencev na svojéj territórii. — Some EU member states prevent placement of refugees on their territory.

No etymology recorded for this word.