Are there any true nouns containing a hyphen in the Spanish language?

Question

Separar algunas palabras compuestas.

but there are no examples given.

Are these foreign words or are there proper examples in Spanish?

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 30 '17 at 19:58

Yes, there are proper examples in Spanish. They are usually two adjectives that describe a very specific quality of the object (in most cases).

For example:

Franco-alemán

Lógico-matemático

Físico-químico

Histórico-artístico

Cirujano-anestesista

anti-Mussolini

These words are not foreign, as said they describe something specific.

There are some rules as to the usage of the hyphen:

The compound words with Spanish lexemes are usually written with a hyphen when they maintain their tonic syllable or maintain certain independence: teórico-práctico
It is also used when there are deleted prepositions between words in apposition and when the second word is a noun with a upper case letter: anti-Otan
Words with a prefix that are constructed in apposition are written without the hyphen: coche bomba
To separate a prefix from its base: re-presentación
To represent various words with a desire of a Unitarian presentation, usually used in philosophical texts: Sartre ser-para-sí, ser-para-otro
Code numbers, prefixes or letters: DC-10, Barcelona-92

Source for a more complete explanation, (or search for guión in the DPD)

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 22 '11 at 09:22

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There are plenty of examples and all the rules to use the hyphen. Hope it helps.

edited Nov 22 '11 at 09:22

hippietrail

answered Nov 21 '11 at 08:05

Laura

Thank you @hippietrail I edited but I could not get a valid link that's why I explained how to go there. If someone can get a valid link please edit. Thank you. – Laura Nov 21 '11 at 09:29
Hmm there didn't seem to be anything tricky. I followed your instructions which led to the URL http://buscon.rae.es/dpdI/SrvltConsulta?lema=gui%F3n which I'll edit into your answer for you. – hippietrail Nov 21 '11 at 09:57
The other answer already has the information, thank you very much for your help I don't know why i couldn't get the link as usual. Thanks again :D – Laura Nov 21 '11 at 10:04
@hippietrail I think the link refers to another question guion vs guión and not to the question of hyphenating. – bernd_k Nov 21 '11 at 11:49
@bernd_k not at all, if you read the 2nd entry you'll find the information about the use of hyphen. – Laura Nov 21 '11 at 11:56
@Laura Moyà Alcover You are right, but what is this guion o guión at the beginning, a kind of footnote? – bernd_k Nov 21 '11 at 12:08
@bernd_k The beggining is another entry, and it's the definition of the word "guión" and the explanation of why is correct with ortografic accent and without it. – Laura Nov 21 '11 at 12:21
I can't edit the question, but the following URL will point exactly to section 2 but remove the page's header: http://buscon.rae.es/dpdI/SrvltGUIBusDPD?origen=RAE&lema=gui%F3n#2 – Jaime Soto Nov 21 '11 at 17:27

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