Jod is a related term of iotize.
As a symbol jod
is jordanian dinar.
As a verb iotize is
(linguistics) to precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".
jod
Not English
Jod has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
English words similar to 'jod':
jeed
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.
