hiatus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin hiātus (“opening”) (mid-16th century), from hiō (“stand open, yawn”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hiatus (countable and uncountable, plural hiatus or hiatuses)
- A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- An interruption, break or pause.
- The band decided to go on hiatus, citing creative differences.
- An unexpected break from work.
- Berserk's hiatus is never going to end now...
- (geology) A gap in geological strata.
- (anatomy) An opening in an organ.
- Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.
- (linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
- Words like reality and naïve contain vowels in hiatus.
Synonyms[edit]
- (gap in series): break
- (interruption, break, pause): breather, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
gap in a series
interruption, break or pause
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vacation
gap in geological strata
anatomy: opening in an organ
syllable break between two vowels
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Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hiatus
- (linguistics) A hiatus (syllable break between two vowels).
- (anatomy) A hiatus (opening in an organ).
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of hiatus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hiatus | hiatukset | |
| genitive | hiatuksen | hiatusten hiatuksien | |
| partitive | hiatusta | hiatuksia | |
| illative | hiatukseen | hiatuksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hiatus | hiatukset | |
| accusative | nom. | hiatus | hiatukset |
| gen. | hiatuksen | ||
| genitive | hiatuksen | hiatusten hiatuksien | |
| partitive | hiatusta | hiatuksia | |
| inessive | hiatuksessa | hiatuksissa | |
| elative | hiatuksesta | hiatuksista | |
| illative | hiatukseen | hiatuksiin | |
| adessive | hiatuksella | hiatuksilla | |
| ablative | hiatukselta | hiatuksilta | |
| allative | hiatukselle | hiatuksille | |
| essive | hiatuksena | hiatuksina | |
| translative | hiatukseksi | hiatuksiksi | |
| instructive | — | hiatuksin | |
| abessive | hiatuksetta | hiatuksitta | |
| comitative | — | hiatuksineen | |
| Possessive forms of hiatus (type vastaus) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | hiatukseni | hiatuksemme |
| 2nd person | hiatuksesi | hiatuksenne |
| 3rd person | hiatuksensa | |
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (linguistics): vokaaliyhtymä
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”), from hiō (“stand open”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ja.tys/
- (proscribed) (aspirated h)
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
hiatus m (plural hiatus)
Further reading[edit]
- “hiatus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hiātus m (genitive hiātūs); fourth declension
Declension[edit]
Fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hiātus | hiātūs |
| Genitive | hiātūs | hiātuum |
| Dative | hiātuī | hiātibus |
| Accusative | hiātum | hiātūs |
| Ablative | hiātū | hiātibus |
| Vocative | hiātus | hiātūs |
Descendants[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- hiatus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hiatus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hiatus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- hiatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
hiatus m (plural hiatus)
- Alternative form of hiato
Romanian[edit]
Noun[edit]
hiatus n (plural hiatusuri)
- Alternative form of hiat
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