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iotation

UK/aɪəʊˈteɪʃən/US/aɪoʊˈteɪʃən/

iotation noun: a specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant /j/ to form a palatalized consonant.

Noun

iotation (usually uncountable, plural iotations)

  1. (usually) A specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant /j/ to form a palatalized consonant.
  2. (usually) Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.
    • A form of iotation in the Serbo-Croatian language: s (/s/) + j (/ʲ/) = sj (/sʲ/), which is then superseded into ś (/ɕ/)

Forms of iotation

pluraliotations
alternative formjotation

Origin of iotation

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta) + English -tion.

Words formed from iotation

Questions about iotation

What does iotation mean?
Iotation means a specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant /j/ to form a palatalized consonant.
What part of speech is iotation?
Iotation is a noun.
How do you pronounce iotation?
Iotation is pronounced /aɪəʊˈteɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of iotation?
The plural of iotation is iotations.

Words near iotation in the dictionary

  1. iotas subscript
  2. iotate
  3. iotated
  4. iotates
  5. iotating
  6. iotation
  7. iotations
  8. IOTBW
  9. iothalamate
  10. iothalamates
  11. iothion

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