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yot

yot noun: the letter Ϳϳ, an uncommon variant of Jj used in Greek linguistics.

Noun

yot (plural yots)

  1. The letter Ϳϳ, an uncommon variant of Jj used in Greek linguistics.

Verb

yot (third-person singular simple present yots, present participle yotting, simple past and past participle yotted)

  1. (dialectal) To unite closely; to fasten; to rivet.
    Synonyms:
    fay

Synonyms of yot

Forms of yot

Noun
pluralyots
Verb
third-person singular presentyots
present participleyotting
past participleyotted
pastyotted

Origin of yot

From Greek γιοτ (giot), from German Jot. Doublet of iota.

Probably from an alteration of yet, yote (“to melt, weld”). More at yet, yote.

Questions about yot

What does yot mean?
Yot means the letter Ϳϳ, an uncommon variant of Jj used in Greek linguistics.
What part of speech is yot?
Yot can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of yot?
The plural of yot is yots.

Words near yot in the dictionary

  1. Yosondúa
  2. Yosoyuxi
  3. Yost
  4. Yosu
  5. yosuzume
  6. yot
  7. yotated
  8. yotation
  9. yote
  10. yoted
  11. yotes

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