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, and smallest, 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, inconsiderable quantity.
   • Burke

     They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation.

Anagrams

• Oita

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)

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)

Further reading

• “iota” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ôtai

Noun

iota

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

Alternative spellings

• jota (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

iota m, f (invariable)

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

Anagrams

• iato

Noun

iota m (plural iotas)

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈio.ta/, /ˈʝo.ta/

Noun

iota f (plural iotas)

1. iota (Greek letter)