Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiation

/haɪˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-a-tion
IPA: /haɪˈeɪʃən/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of gaping; a wide open mouth.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"the continual hiation or holding open its mouth, which men observing, conceive the intention thereof to receive the aliment of air"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂iéh₂yeti Proto-Italic *hiāō Latin hiō, hiāre, hiāvī, hiātumlbor. English hiate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English hiation From hiate + -ion.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

hiations (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hiation?: The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈeɪʃən/.
What does hiation mean?: The act of gaping; a wide open mouth.
Where does hiation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂iéh₂yeti Proto-Italic *hiāō Latin hiō, hiāre, hiāvī, hiātumlbor. English hiate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English hiation From hiate + -ion.

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