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Iotation vs Motation - What's the difference?

iotation | motation |

As nouns the difference between iotation and motation

is that iotation is (linguistics) a specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the proto-slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant to form a palatalized consonant while motation is (obsolete) motion; movement.

iotation

English

(Iotation)

Alternative forms

* jotation

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (linguistics) A specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant to form a palatalized consonant.
  • (linguistics) Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.
    • A form of iotation in the Serbo-Croatian language:'' ''s''''' ()

    motation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) motion; movement
    • (Webster 1913)