iota

See also: Iota, IOTA, and ióta

English

WOTD – 8 June 2008
Ancient Greek Alphabet

theta

kappa
Ι ι
Ancient Greek: ἰῶτα
Wikipedia article on iota

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).

  • (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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /aɪˈəʊtə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊtə
  • (US) IPA(key): /aɪˈoʊtə/
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Noun

iota (plural iotas)

  1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
    As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten.
    There are twelve iotas on that page.
  2. A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
    • Burke
      They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).

  • (jot): In reference to a phrase in the New Testament.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.tə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ta/
  • Hyphenation: io‧ta

Noun

iota f (plural iotes)

  1. iota (Greek letter)
  2. iota (small amount)

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔ.ta/

Noun

iota m (plural iota)

  1. iota (Greek letter)
  2. jot, iota (negligible amount)

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Hawaiian

Noun

iota

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J.

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ta/, [ˈjɔːt̪ä]
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Stress: iòta
  • Hyphenation: io‧ta

Noun

iota m or f (invariable)

  1. The name of the Greek-script letter Ι/ι; iota
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of i lunga

Anagrams


Portuguese

Noun

iota m (plural iotas)

  1. iota (the ninth Greek letter: ι, Ι)

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈota/, [iˈot̪a]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɟ͡ʝota/, [ˈɟ͡ʝot̪a]

Noun

iota f (plural iotas)

  1. iota (Greek letter)
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