iotation

Iotation is a alternative form of jotation.

As nouns the difference between jotation and iotation

is that jotation is alternative form of iotation while iotation is 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.

Iotize is a related term of iotation.

In linguistics terms the difference between iotation and iotize

is that iotation is any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere while iotize is to precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".

As a noun iotation

is 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.

As a verb iotize is

to precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".