Iotation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /aɪəʊˈteɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Iotation is a noun meaning (linguistics) Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.
Meaning
(linguistics) Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) 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.
Example Sentences
A form of iotation in the Serbo-Croatian language: s (/s/) + j (/ʲ/) = sj (/sʲ/), which is then superseded into ś (/ɕ/)
Word Forms
- iotations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jotation, i-mutation, metatony, orthotonesis, assibilation, tsitacism.
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