hiato
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Italian
Noun
hiato m (plural hiati)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hiˈaː.toː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈa.to/,
Verb
hiātō
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
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)
- (phonology) hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)
- (anatomy) hiatus (opening in an organ)
- interruption; pause
- Synonyms: lapso, interrupção, lacuna, pausa, intervalo
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hiato m (plural hiatos)
- hiatus (a syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant)
- gap, separation
- interruption
- (rare) crevice
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hiato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014