iotation
Pronunciation: /aɪəʊˈteɪʃən/
The English word “iotation” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta) + English -tion.
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