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Jot is a related term of iotize.


As a noun jot

is .

As a verb iotize is

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

jot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle.
    • He didn't care a jot for his work.
  • * Bible, Matthew v. 18
    • Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Neither will they bate / One jot of ceremony.
  • A brief and hurriedly written note.
  • * 1662 , , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:
    • "I say, it is no uneven jot , to pass from the more faint and obscure examples of Spermatical'' life to the more considerable effects of ''general Motion'' in ''Minerals'', ''Metalls'', and sundry ''Meteors "

    Synonyms

    *(small amount) see also .

    Derived terms

    * every jot and tittle * not a jot or tittle

    Verb

    (jott)
  • (usually with "down") To write quickly.
    • Tell me your order, so I can jot it down.

    Derived terms

    * jot down

    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.