Word: hiatus
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hi
a
tus
Definition: A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong .)
Morphemes:
Affix: hiatus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong .)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hiō
Language: la
Decoded: hio
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I yawn, gape.
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun