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iota subscript

iota subscript noun: a small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή (ōidḗ) – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide.

Noun

iota subscript (plural iotas subscript or iota subscripts or iota subscripta)

  1. (Greek) A small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή (ōidḗ) – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide.
    • Coordinate term: iota adscript

Forms of iota subscript

pluraliotas subscript
pluraliota subscripts
pluraliota subscripta
alternative formiota subscriptum

Questions about iota subscript

What does iota subscript mean?
Iota subscript means a small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή (ōidḗ) – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide.
What part of speech is iota subscript?
Iota subscript is a noun.
What is the plural of iota subscript?
The plural of iota subscript is iotas subscript.

Words near iota subscript in the dictionary

  1. IOT
  2. iota
  3. iota adscript
  4. iota adscripta
  5. iota adscripts
  6. iota subscript
  7. iota subscripta
  8. iota subscripts
  9. Iota variant
  10. Iotaba
  11. Iotabe

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