"iota subscript" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: iotas subscript [plural], iota subscripts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|iotas subscript|iota subscripts}} iota subscript (plural iotas subscript or iota subscripts)
  1. (Greek orthography) A small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή (ōidḗ) – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide. Wikipedia link: iota subscript Tags: Greek Related terms: iota adscript Translations (small iota written below a vowel letter): ἰῶτα ὑπογεγραμμένη (iôta hupogegramménē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), iota souscrit [masculine] (French), Iota subscriptum [neuter] (German), υπογεγραμμένη (ypogegramméni) [feminine] (Greek), iōta subscrīptum [neuter] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-iota_subscript-en-noun-c7pNIij- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

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