hiaat

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hiātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦiˈaːt/

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• Hyphenation: hi‧aat
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

hiaat m or n (plural hiaten, diminutive hiaatje n)

1. gap, omission; hiatus

   Synonyms: leemte, lacune

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “hiaat”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute