Iotized is a derived term of iotize.
In linguistics|lang=en terms the difference between iotized and iotize
is that iotized is (linguistics) of a spoken vowel sound, preceded with the i sound while iotize is (linguistics) to precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".
As verbs the difference between iotized and iotize
is that iotized is (iotize) while iotize is (linguistics) to precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".
As an adjective iotized
is (linguistics) of a spoken vowel sound, preceded with the i sound.
iotized
English
Alternative forms
* iotised
Verb
(head)
(iotize)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(linguistics) Of a spoken vowel sound, preceded with the i sound.
(linguistics, Slavic paleography) Denoting a letter representing an iotized vowel, like Russian or an early Cyrillic letter originating as a ligature with the Greek iota: .
Synonyms
* iotated
* iotified
iotize
English
(Iotation)
Alternative forms
* iotise
Verb
(transitive)
(linguistics) To precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".
Synonyms
* iotate (attested 1939 iotated'', 1978 ''iotate )
Derived terms
* iotization
* iotized
Related terms
* iota
* iotated
* iotation
* jot
* jod, yod
* yodization, yotization
Usage notes
The verb form iotize/iotise is exceedingly rare, compared to the participle, noun and adjective forms.
The adjective iotified'' is used in the names of several Cyrillic letters in the Unicode standard. Although widely cited, it appears to be a nonce borrowing from Slavic, however, as the corresponding back-formations ''iotify'' and ''iotification are unattested.
