hiato

hiato m (plural hiati)

1. Obsolete spelling of iato

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

hiātō

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

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

• hiatus

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

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

hiato m (plural hiatos)

1. (phonology) hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)
2. (anatomy) hiatus (opening in an organ)
3. interruption; pause

• (opening in organ): orifício, cavidade
• (pause): lapso, interrupção, lacuna, pausa, intervalo

• (syllable break between vowels): ditongo, tritongo

• hiato esofagiano

From Latin hiātus (“opening”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟ͡ʝato/, [ˈɟ͡ʝat̪o]

hiato m (plural hiatos)

1. hiatus (a syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant)
2. gap, separación
3. interruption
4. (rare) crevice

   Synonyms: abertura, grieta