hiato

== Italian == === Noun === hiato m (plural hiati) (obsolete) alternative spelling of iato == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hiˈaː.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈaː.to] === Verb === hiātō second/third-person singular future active imperative of hiō === References === “hiato”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. hiato in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === hiatus === 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) (linguistics, phonology) hiatus (syllable break between two vowels) Coordinate terms: ditongo, tritongo (anatomy) hiatus (opening in an organ) Synonyms: orifício, cavidade interruption; pause Synonyms: lapso, interrupção, lacuna, pausa, intervalo ==== Derived terms ==== hiato esofagiano === Further reading === “hiato”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “hiato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ato IPA(key): /iˈato/ [iˈa.t̪o] Rhymes: -ato Syllabification: hia‧to === Noun === hiato m (plural hiatos) hiatus (a syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant) gap, separation interruption (rare) crevice Synonyms: abertura, grieta ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hiato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025