"yod" meaning in English

See yod in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /jɑd/ [Canada, General-American] Forms: yods [plural]
enPR: yŏd [Canada, General-American] Rhymes: -ɒd Head templates: {{en-noun}} yod (plural yods)
  1. Alternative form of yodh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: yodh Categories (topical): Phonemes
    Sense id: en-yod-en-noun-dQ5tkLgJ Disambiguation of Phonemes: 18 36 10 36 Categories (other): English 3-letter words Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 13 17 31 38
  2. (phonetics) A palatal approximant, /j/. Categories (topical): Phonetics, Phonemes Translations (palatal approximant): yod [masculine] (French), iod [masculine] (Italian), йот (jot) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-yod-en-noun-YgA7nBHb Disambiguation of Phonemes: 18 36 10 36 Categories (other): English 3-letter words Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 13 17 31 38 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'palatal approximant': 5 86 9
  3. (astrology) A significant astrological alignment, see Yod in Wikipedia. Categories (topical): Astrology, Phonemes
    Sense id: en-yod-en-noun-1HBzY0vQ Disambiguation of Phonemes: 18 36 10 36 Categories (other): English 3-letter words, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 13 17 31 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 28 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 23 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 23 45 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: yod coalescence, yodization, yodless, yod-dropping, yod dropping, yod-dropper
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} yod
  1. Pronunciation spelling of yard. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: yard Categories (topical): Phonemes
    Sense id: en-yod-en-noun-bL-VlEdy Disambiguation of Phonemes: 18 36 10 36 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 13 17 31 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 8 15 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 7 14 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 4 9 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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