German edit

Etymology edit

From Jot (J, yod) +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

jotieren (weak, third-person singular present jotiert, past tense jotierte, past participle jotiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (phonetics) to iotize (precede a vowel with /j/)
    Das u in englisch union ist jotiert.
    The u in English union is iotized.
  2. (phonetics, archaic or loosely) synonym of palatalisieren (coarticulate a consonant with /j/)
    Das н in russisch они ist jotiert.
    The н (n) in Russian они (oni) is palatalized.

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