Iotation Definition
noun
(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.
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(linguistics) Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.
A form of iotation in the Serbo-Croatian language: s (/s/) + j (/ʲ/) = sj (/sʲ/), which is then superseded into ś (/ɕ/)
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Other Word Forms of Iotation
Noun
Singular:
iotation
Plural:
iotationsOrigin of Iotation
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iōta) + English -tion.
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