hiato

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈa.tu/ [ɪˈa.tu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈja.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈa.to/ [ɪˈa.to], (faster pronunciation) /ˈja.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈa.tu/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈja.tu/

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

Noun

hiato m (plural hiatos)

  1. (phonology) hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)
  2. (anatomy) hiatus (opening in an organ)
    Synonyms: orifício, cavidade
  3. interruption; pause
    Synonyms: lapso, interrupção, lacuna, pausa, intervalo

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • hiato esofagiano

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hiātus (“opening”).

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

    • Rhymes: -ato
    • Syllabification: hia‧to
  • IPA(key): /iˈato/ [iˈa.t̪o]
    • Rhymes: -ato

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

Derived terms

Further reading
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