hiatus
hiatus - English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /haɪˈeɪtəs/
Noun
hiatus (countable and uncountable, plural hiatus or hiatuses)
- A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- An interruption, break or pause.
- The band decided to go on hiatus, citing creative differences.
- An unexpected break from work.
- Berserk's hiatus is never going to end now...
- (geology) A gap in geological strata.
- (anatomy) An opening in an organ.
- Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.
- (linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
- {{ux|en|Words like reality and naïve contain vowels in hiatus.}
- A temporary absence from the public or the mainstream.
Synonyms
- (gap in series): break
- (interruption, break, pause): breather, moratorium, recess; see also pause
Derived terms
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hiatus - Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhiɑtus/, [ˈhiɑ̝t̪us̠]
- Syllabification: hi‧a‧tus
Noun
hiatus
- (linguistics) A hiatus (syllable break between two vowels).
- (anatomy) A hiatus (opening in an organ).
Declension
Inflection of hiatus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | hiatus | hiatukset | ||
genitive | hiatuksen | hiatusten hiatuksien | ||
partitive | hiatusta | hiatuksia | ||
illative | hiatukseen | hiatuksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | hiatus | hiatukset | ||
accusative | nom. | hiatus | hiatukset | |
gen. | hiatuksen | |||
genitive | hiatuksen | hiatusten hiatuksien | ||
partitive | hiatusta | hiatuksia | ||
inessive | hiatuksessa | hiatuksissa | ||
elative | hiatuksesta | hiatuksista | ||
illative | hiatukseen | hiatuksiin | ||
adessive | hiatuksella | hiatuksilla | ||
ablative | hiatukselta | hiatuksilta | ||
allative | hiatukselle | hiatuksille | ||
essive | hiatuksena | hiatuksina | ||
translative | hiatukseksi | hiatuksiksi | ||
instructive | — | hiatuksin | ||
abessive | hiatuksetta | hiatuksitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms
Anagrams
hiatus - French
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA: /ja.tys/
- (proscribed) (aspirated h)
Noun
hiatus m (plural hiatus)
hiatus - Latin
Alternative forms
- hyātus (medieval)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA: /hiˈaː.tus/, [hiˈäːt̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /iˈa.tus/, [iˈäːt̪us]
Noun
hiātus m (genitive hiātūs); fourth declension
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | hiātus | hiātūs |
Genitive | hiātūs | hiātuum |
Dative | hiātuī | hiātibus |
Accusative | hiātum | hiātūs |
Ablative | hiātū | hiātibus |
Vocative | hiātus | hiātūs |
Synonyms
Descendants
hiatus - Portuguese
Noun
hiatus m (invariable)
- Alternative form of hiato
hiatus - Romanian
Noun
hiatus n (plural hiatusuri)
- Alternative form of hiat