LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

hyphen

hyphen n (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈhy.pʰɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.fen]

Meaning

  1. indeclinableneuterhyphen

hўphen, indecl. n., = ὑφʼ ἕν,
I. a rhetorical figure, by which two words are united as one, Diom. p. 429 P.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 192.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔φέν (hŭphén).

Quick answers

What does hyphen mean in Latin?
hyphen, a noun, means “hyphen”.
How do you pronounce hyphen?
In classical Latin, [ˈhy.pʰɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.fen].