hiares
Dictionary entries
- Entry →hio, hiare, hiavi, hiatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
be wide open, gape; be greedy for; be open-mouthed (with astonishment, etc);
sg. imperf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...talpa est mihi fossor atque arator. Non boletus hiare, non mariscae ridere aut violae patere possunt. Finis..."- M
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...forsitan difficiliores etiam pedes: neque enim aut hiare semper vocalibus aut destitui temporibus volunt sermo atque epistula..."