Italian

Noun

hiato m ‎(plural hiati)

1. Obsolete spelling of iato

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /hiˈaː.toː/, [hɪˈaː.toː]

Verb

hiātō

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

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “hiato”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• hiato in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hiatus

Etymology

From Latin hiātus ‎(“opening”), from hiō ‎(“I stand open, I yawn”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hiato m (plural hiatos)

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hiātus ‎(“opening”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.to/, /iˈa.to/

Noun

hiato m ‎(plural hiatos)

1. hiatus (a syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant)