hiato

Italian

Noun

hiato m (plural hiati)

1. Obsolete spelling of iato.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hiˈaː.toː/, [hiˈäːt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈa.to/, [iˈäːt̪o]

Verb

(deprecated template usage) hiātō

1. second-person singular future active imperative of hiō
2. third-person singular future active imperative of hiō

References

• hiato in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• hiato in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hiatus

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin hiātus (“opening”), from hiō (“I stand open, I yawn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ˈa.tu/, /ˈja.tu/
• IPA^(key): /i.ˈa.to/, /ˈja.to/

Noun

hiato m (plural s)

1. (phonology) hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)
2. (anatomy) hiatus (opening in an organ)
3. interruption; pause

Synonyms

• (opening in organ): orifício, cavidade
• (pause): lapso, interrupção, lacuna, pausa, intervalo

Coordinate terms

• (syllable break between vowels): ditongo, tritongo

Derived terms

• hiato esofagiano

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin hiātus (“opening”)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʝato/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.t̪o]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝato/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjato/ [ˈja.t̪o]

Noun

hiato m (plural hiatos)

1. hiatus (a syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant)
2. gap, separación
3. interruption
4. (rare) crevice

   Synonyms: abertura, grieta