hiatus, hiatus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
opening/cleft/fissure/split/crevice; (maybe rude); chasm; wideopen jaw/expanse;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hiatus | hiatus |
| Gen. | hiatus | hiatuum |
| Dat. | hiatui | hiatibus |
| Acc. | hiatum | hiatus |
| Voc. | hiatus | hiatus |
| Abl. | hiatu | hiatibus |
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...ratione ferere. quid Nemeaeus enim nobis nunc magnus hiatus ille leonis obesset et horrens Arcadius sus, tanto opere..."Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...inpete tanto, a terris quantum caeli patet altus hiatus, nubila despicere et caelum ut videare videre, corpora mirande..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...platanona ferae. Huius dum patulos adludens temptat hiatus pulcher Hylas, teneram mersit in ora manum: uipera sed caeco..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...sitis. Praeda canum lepus est, uastos non implet hiatus: non timeat Dacus Caesaris arma puer. Inuitas nullum nisi..."Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...nullo occurrente quod onus exciperet; tunc chasmata, tunc hiatus uasti aperiuntur aut, cum diu dubitauerunt, super..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...inde montibus laxa; sunt abrupti in infinitum hiatus, qui saepe illapsas urbes receperunt et ingentem ruinam in alto..."ad Helviam
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE CONSOLATIONE
"...exonerandas uires emisit; alios pestilentia aut frequentes terrarum hiatus aut aliqua intoleranda infelicis soli uitia eiecerunt; quosdam fertilis..."Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...usitatius "acinum" in neutro genere appellare, amans tamen hiatus illius Homerici suavitatem "ebriam" dixit propter insequentis "a" litterae..."