hiato

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Italian

Noun

hiato m (plural hiati)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of iato

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

hiātō

  1. second/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, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”), from hiō (“to stand open, to yawn”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: hi‧a‧to

Noun

hiato m (plural hiatos)

  1. (linguistics, phonology) hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)
    A própria palavra "hiato" (hi-a-to) contém um hiato, pois as vogais "i" e "a" aparecem em sílabas diferentes.
    The word "hiato" (hi-a-to) itself contains a hiatus because the vowels "i" and "a" appear in different syllables.
  2. (anatomy) hiatus (opening in an organ)
    Synonyms: orifício, cavidade
  3. interruption; pause
    Synonyms: lapso, interrupção, lacuna, pausa, intervalo

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Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝato/
  • IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjato/

    • Rhymes: -ato
    • Syllabification: hia‧to
  • IPA(key): /iˈato/

Noun

hiato m (plural hiatos)

  1. hiatus (a syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant)
  2. gap, separation
  3. interruption
  4. (rare) crevice
    Synonyms: abertura, grieta

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