jota
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jota.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊtə/
- Rhymes: -oʊtə
Noun
jota (plural jotas)
- A traditional popular dance of the Iberian peninsula with regional variations.
- The music to which this dance is set, normally of 3/4 or 6/8 time.
Translations
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Anagrams
- JATO, jato
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /xota/, [xo̞.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /jota/, [jo̞.t̪a]
- (Biscayan) IPA(key): [d͡ʒo.ta]
- (Gipuzkoan) IPA(key): [xo.ta]
- (Navarrese) IPA(key): [jo.ta]
- (Navarro-Lapurdian) IPA(key): [ɟo.ta]
- (Souletin) IPA(key): [ʒo.ta]
Noun
jota inan
- The name of the Latin-script letter J.
Declension
| Declension of jota (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | jota | jota | jotak |
| ergative | jotak | jotak | jotek |
| dative | jotari | jotari | jotei |
| genitive | jotaren | jotaren | joten |
| comitative | jotarekin | jotarekin | jotekin |
| causative | jotarengatik | jotarengatik | jotengatik |
| benefactive | jotarentzat | jotarentzat | jotentzat |
| instrumental | jotaz | jotaz | jotez |
| inessive | jotatan | jotan | jotetan |
| locative | jotatako | jotako | jotetako |
| allative | jotatara | jotara | jotetara |
| terminative | jotataraino | jotaraino | jotetaraino |
| directive | jotatarantz | jotarantz | jotetarantz |
| destinative | jotatarako | jotarako | jotetarako |
| ablative | jotatatik | jotatik | jotetatik |
| partitive | jotarik | — | — |
| prolative | jotatzat | — | — |
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈʒɔ.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒo.ta/
Etymology 1
From Latin iota. Doublet of iota.
Noun
jota f (plural jotes)
- The name of the Latin-script letter J.
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Perhaps from Arabic شَطْحَة (šaṭḥa).
Noun
jota f (plural jotes)
- jota (Iberian folk dance)
- jota (music to which a jota is danced)
Hyponyms
- mateixa
References
- “jota”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “jota” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “jota”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “jota” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “jota” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”).
Noun
jota n
- iota (Greek letter)
Further reading
- jota in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- jota in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta). The sense "small amount" developed in reference to a phrase in the New Testament: Eer de hemel en aarde vergaat, zal er niet één jota of één tittel vergaan van de wet.— 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjoː.taː/
Audio (file)
Noun
jota f (plural jota's, diminutive jotaatje n)
- iota (Greek letter)
- (negative polarity item) iota (small amount)
- Ik snap er geen jota van.
- I don’t understand a thing of it.
- Ik snap er geen jota van.
Synonyms
- (small amount): snars, (vulgar) bal, reet, hol
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjotɑ/, [ˈjo̞t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -otɑ
- Syllabification(key): jo‧ta
Pronoun
jota
- partitive singular of joka; who, whom, which, that.
- Nainen, jota en näe,...
- The woman (who/that) I don't see...
- Nainen, jota varten ostin kukkia,...
- The woman for whom I bought flowers... / The woman (that/who) I bought flowers for...
- Nainen, jota en näe,...
Etymology 2
See ioota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjoːtɑ/, [ˈjo̞ːt̪ɑ]
- Syllabification(key): jo‧ta
Noun
jota
- iota (ninth letter in Greek alphabet)
Usage notes
The recommended Finnish spelling for the name of this letter is ioota.
Declension
| Inflection of jota (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jota | jotat | |
| genitive | jotan | jotien | |
| partitive | jotaa | jotia | |
| illative | jotaan | jotiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jota | jotat | |
| accusative | nom. | jota | jotat |
| gen. | jotan | ||
| genitive | jotan | jotien jotainrare | |
| partitive | jotaa | jotia | |
| inessive | jotassa | jotissa | |
| elative | jotasta | jotista | |
| illative | jotaan | jotiin | |
| adessive | jotalla | jotilla | |
| ablative | jotalta | jotilta | |
| allative | jotalle | jotille | |
| essive | jotana | jotina | |
| translative | jotaksi | jotiksi | |
| instructive | — | jotin | |
| abessive | jotatta | jotitta | |
| comitative | — | jotineen | |
| Possessive forms of jota (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | jotani | jotamme |
| 2nd person | jotasi | jotanne |
| 3rd person | jotansa | |
Alternative forms
- ioota
Anagrams
- ajot, jaot, ojat
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔ.ta/, /ʁɔ.ta/
Noun
jota m (plural jotas)
- jota (dance)
Further reading
- “jota”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Gothic
Romanization
jōta
- Romanization of 𐌾𐍉𐍄𐌰
Italian
Noun
jota m or f (invariable)
- (obsolete) Alternative spelling of iota
Anagrams
- jato
Occitan
Noun
jota f (plural jotas)
- (Beta vulgaris L.)[1] beet
Synonyms
- [1]: bledaraba
References
- Gui Benoèt, "Las plantas", 2008, Toulouse, IEO Edicions, 2008, →ISBN, p. 309.
Polish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta), from Phoenician 𐤉 (y /yōd/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔta
- Syllabification: jo‧ta
Noun
jota f
- iota (Greek letter Ι, ι)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish jota, from older xota, from Mozarabic *šáwta, from Latin saltō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɔta
- Syllabification: jo‧ta
Noun
jota f
- jota (Iberian folk dance)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | jota | joty |
| genitive | joty | jot |
| dative | jocie | jotom |
| accusative | jotę | joty |
| instrumental | jotą | jotami |
| locative | jocie | jotach |
| vocative | joto | joty |
Further reading
- jota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- jota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒɔ.tɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
- Homophone: Jota
- Hyphenation: jo‧ta
Etymology 1
From Latin iota, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”), from Semitic.
Noun
jota m (plural jotas)
- The name of the Latin-script letter J.
Coordinate terms
- i, cá/capa
Related terms
- iota
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish jota (“jota”), from earlier xota, from Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), from Latin saltō (“to dance”).
Noun
jota f (plural jotas)
- jota (dance)
- jota (music)
Related terms
- saltar
- salto
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxota/ [ˈxo.t̪a]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ota
- Syllabification: jo‧ta
Etymology 1
From Latin iota, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”).
Noun
jota f (plural jotas)
- jot; iota
- The name of the Latin-script letter J.
- a jack in a deck of cards
Derived terms
- ni jota (“nothing at all”)
Etymology 2
From joto.
Noun
jota f (plural jotas)
- (Mexico, derogatory, vulgar) Alternative form of joto (“faggot”)
- ¡Ay que jota!
- Oh what a fag!
- Synonym: maricón
Etymology 3
From older xota, from Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), from Latin saltō (“to dance”). Doublet of salta.
Noun
jota f (plural jotas)
- jota (Iberian folk dance)
- jota (music to which a jota is danced)
Descendants
- → English: jota
Further reading
- “jota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²juːta/
Noun
jota n
- (negative polarity item) iota (small amount)
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used in the expression inte ett jota (“not the slightest, not at all, nothing”).
Anagrams
- ojat