hiatum
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);
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →hiatus, hiatus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
opening/cleft/fissure/split/crevice; (maybe rude); chasm; wideopen jaw/expanse;; hiatus; action of gaping/yawning/splitting open; greedy desire (for w/GEN);
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...erumpitur et simul altam diffindens terram magnum concinnat hiatum. in Syria Sidone quod accidit et fuit Aegi..."Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...redit ad pulpita notum exodium, cum personae pallentis hiatum in gremio matris formidat rusticus infans, aequales habitus illic..."Gaius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...rerum; atque identidem exercituum caedes, famem, pestilentiam, incendia, hiatum aliquem terrae optabat. Animum quoque remittenti ludoque et epulis..."