noun · neuter
iōta
iōta n
Classical[ˈjoː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈjɔː.ta]
Meaning
- indeclinableiota (Greek letter)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iōta | iōtae |
| genitive | iōtae | iōtārum |
| dative | iōtae | iōtīs |
| accusative | iōtam | iōtās |
| ablative | iōtā | iōtīs |
| vocative | iōta | iōtae |
ĭōta, n.
I. indec., = ἰῶτα, the name of the Greek ι, iota (in Gr. trisyl., in Lat. dissyl.):
ut iota litteram tollas, Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 43: unum de titulo tollere iota, Mart. 2, 93, 4. — Sometimes (on account of littera) ĭōta, ae, f., Aus. Idyll. in Monosyllab. de Litteris, (12), 23: littera iotae similis, id. ib. 7.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
iōta n
indec., ἰῶτα, the name of the Greek ι, iota: ut iota litteram tollas.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).
In English words that came into English from iōta
- jotiōta