"iota" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /aɪˈəʊtə/ [UK], /aɪˈoʊtə/ [US] Audio: en-us-iota.ogg [US], en-au-iota.ogg [Australia] Forms: iotas [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊtə Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”). Doublet of yodh. * (jot): In reference to a phrase in the New Testament: "until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law" (Mt 5:18), iota being the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἰῶτα}} Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta), {{der|en|sem-pro|*yad-|t=hand}} Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”), {{doublet|en|yodh}} Doublet of yodh, {{sense|jot}} (jot): Head templates: {{en-noun}} iota (plural iotas)
  1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. Categories (topical): Greek letter names Translations (Greek letter): 𐔺𐕒𐔳 (yod) (Aghwan), ἰῶτα (iôta) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), إِيُوتَا (ʔiyūtā) [feminine] (Arabic), iota [feminine] (Catalan), 約塔 (Chinese Mandarin), 约塔 (yāotǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), jota [feminine] (Czech), iota [feminine] (Czech), ióta [feminine] (Czech), jota [common-gender] (Dutch), joto (Esperanto), ioota (Finnish), iota [masculine] (French), iota [masculine] (Galician), იოტა (ioṭa) (Georgian), Jota [neuter] (German), 𐌾𐍉𐍄𐌰 (jōta) [neuter] (Gothic), γιώτα (gióta) [neuter] (Greek), ιώτα (ióta) [neuter] (Greek), ióta (Hungarian), iota (Ido), iota (Interlingua), iota (Italian), イオタ (iota) (Japanese), イオータ (iōta) (Japanese), 요타 (yota) (Korean), iota [neuter] (Latin), iota (Malay), jota [feminine] (Polish), iota [masculine] (Portuguese), iota (Romanian), йо́та (jóta) [feminine] (Russian), ио́та (ióta) [dated, feminine] (Russian), iota [feminine] (Spanish), iyota (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-iota-en-noun-0r6reEHi Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'Greek letter': 91 9
  2. A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity. Synonyms (jot): modicum Translations (small quantity): 𐔺𐕒𐔳 (yod) (Aghwan), iota [feminine] (Catalan), jota [common-gender] (Dutch), hitunen (Finnish), hiven (Finnish), იოტა (ioṭa) (Georgian), ერთი ბეწო (erti bec̣o) (Georgian), קוֹצוֹ שֶׁל יוֹד (qotzó shel yod) [masculine] (Hebrew), jotta (Hungarian), iota (Ido), iota (Interlingua), briciolo [masculine] (Italian), pilus [masculine] (Latin), յովտ (yovt) (Old Armenian), jota [feminine] (Polish), pingo [masculine] (Portuguese), йо́та (jóta) [feminine] (Russian), ио́та (ióta) [feminine] (Russian), poco (Spanish), Muggaseggele [neuter] (Swabian), jota [neuter] (Swedish), dugg [neuter] (Swedish), dyft [neuter] (Swedish), smula [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-iota-en-noun-t92iAIje Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'jot': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'small quantity': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: iota adscript, iota subscript

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 99",
          "text": "His expression had not changed one iota except perhaps for an additional tightening of his lips.",
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          "ref": "1982, John Cleve, Spaceways #7: The Manhuntress, page xviii. 194",
          "text": "[E]very iota of its gravitic power.",
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          "ref": "2019 August 26, qntm, “Unthreaded”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-01-02",
          "text": "Around dawn, Eastern Standard Time, Sanchez announced that it was no longer possible for ω-0 to stay together as a single entity. He split the remains of the Task Force into three. Ulrich and the malformed memory of Wheeler were assigned to the same subteam. Sanchez gave final instructions to continue to search for Bart Hughes, or any kind of ally among the living, be they Foundation or GOI or civilian. But the instructions were confusing and incomplete. It was because Sanchez didn't have an iota of faith in what he was saying. He couldn't see a way to the far side of this. It was about little more than survival now. It was about figuring out terms on which to face death.",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "text": "There are twelve iotas on that page.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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          "Greek"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 99",
          "text": "His expression had not changed one iota except perhaps for an additional tightening of his lips.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1982, John Cleve, Spaceways #7: The Manhuntress, page xviii. 194",
          "text": "[E]very iota of its gravitic power.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 August 26, qntm, “Unthreaded”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-01-02",
          "text": "Around dawn, Eastern Standard Time, Sanchez announced that it was no longer possible for ω-0 to stay together as a single entity. He split the remains of the Task Force into three. Ulrich and the malformed memory of Wheeler were assigned to the same subteam. Sanchez gave final instructions to continue to search for Bart Hughes, or any kind of ally among the living, be they Foundation or GOI or civilian. But the instructions were confusing and incomplete. It was because Sanchez didn't have an iota of faith in what he was saying. He couldn't see a way to the far side of this. It was about little more than survival now. It was about figuring out terms on which to face death.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity."
      ],
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          "jot",
          "jot"
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          "insignificant"
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      "ipa": "/aɪˈəʊtə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aɪˈoʊtə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊtə"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/En-us-iota.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/En-au-iota.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "jot",
      "word": "modicum"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "xag",
      "lang": "Aghwan",
      "roman": "yod",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "𐔺𐕒𐔳"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔiyūtā",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "إِيُوتَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "約塔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yāotǎ",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "约塔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ióta"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "joto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "ioota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ioṭa",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "იოტა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "jōta",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "𐌾𐍉𐍄𐌰"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gióta",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "γιώτα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ióta",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ιώτα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "iôta",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ἰῶτα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "ióta"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iota",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "イオタ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iōta",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "イオータ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yota",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "요타"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jóta",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "йо́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ióta",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ио́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "iyota"
    },
    {
      "code": "xag",
      "lang": "Aghwan",
      "roman": "yod",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "𐔺𐕒𐔳"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "yovt",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "յովտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "hitunen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "hiven"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ioṭa",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "იოტა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "erti bec̣o",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "ერთი ბეწო"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "qotzó shel yod",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קוֹצוֹ שֶׁל יוֹד"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "jotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "briciolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pilus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pingo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jóta",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "йо́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ióta",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ио́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "word": "poco"
    },
    {
      "code": "swg",
      "lang": "Swabian",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Muggaseggele"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dugg"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dyft"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small quantity",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "smula"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iota"
}

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