iota
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”). Doublet of yodh.
- (jot): In reference to a phrase in the New Testament: "until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law" (Mt 5:18), iota being the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
iota (plural iotas)
- The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten.
- There are twelve iotas on that page.
- A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
- 1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], OCLC 946162345:
- They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation.
- 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 99:
- His expression had not changed one iota except perhaps for an additional tightening of his lips.
SynonymsEdit
- (jot): See Thesaurus:modicum
TranslationsEdit
Greek letter
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small quantity
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AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta). Doublet of jota.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
iota f (plural iotes)
Further readingEdit
- “iota” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “iota”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “iota” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “iota” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
iota m (plural iota)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “iota”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).
NounEdit
iota m (plural iotas)
- iota (Greek letter)
- The name of the Latin-script letter J.
Further readingEdit
- “iota” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
HawaiianEdit
NounEdit
iota
- The name of the Latin-script letter J.
ItalianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- jota (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
iota m or f (invariable)
AnagramsEdit
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).
PronunciationEdit
Disyllabic in Latin, despite being trisyllabic in Ancient Greek.
NounEdit
iōta n (indeclinable) or iōta f (genitive iōtae); first declension
- iota (Greek letter)
DeclensionEdit
Either indeclinable, or First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | iōta | iōtae |
Genitive | iōtae | iōtārum |
Dative | iōtae | iōtīs |
Accusative | iōtam | iōtās |
Ablative | iōtā | iōtīs |
Vocative | iōta | iōtae |
ReferencesEdit
- “iota”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- iota in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
NounEdit
iota m (plural iotas)
- iota (the ninth Greek letter: ι, Ι)
Related termsEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ota
- Syllabification: i‧o‧ta, io‧ta
NounEdit
iota f (plural iotas)
- iota (Greek letter)
Further readingEdit
- “iota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014