yod
UK/jɒd/US/jɑd/
yod noun: a palatal approximant, /j/. Also the alternative form of yodh.
Noun
yod (plural yods)
- A palatal approximant, /j/.
- A statement of consonantal changes for Sicilian is dependent on the development of two sets of clusters, consonant plus yod and consonant plus /l/.1976, Michael L. Mazzola, Proto-Romance and Sicilian, Peter de Ridder Press, →ISBN, page 104
- Wherever in the West (including northern Italia) the fricative allophone [x̺] of coda /k/ before onsets /t/ and /s/ still remains…it now becomes semivocalized as yod, or more probably voiceless yod….1984, Frederick B. Agard, A Course in Romance Linguistics, volume 2, Georgetown University Press, →ISBN, page 75
- A significant astrological alignment, see Yod in Wikipedia.
Also used as
yod is also the alternative form of yodh.
yod is also the pronunciation spelling of yard.
Forms of yod
| plural | yods |
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Words formed from yod
Words that rhyme with yod
Questions about yod
- What does yod mean?
- Yod means a palatal approximant, /j/.
- What part of speech is yod?
- Yod is a noun.
- How do you pronounce yod?
- Yod is pronounced /jɒd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of yod?
- The plural of yod is yods.
Words near yod in the dictionary
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