iotation

== English == === Alternative forms === jotation === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta) + English -tion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aɪəʊˈteɪʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /aɪoʊˈteɪʃən/ === Noun === iotation (usually uncountable, plural iotations) (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. (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 A form of iotation in the Serbo-Croatian language: s (/s/) + j (/ʲ/) = sj (/sʲ/), which is then superseded into ś (/ɕ/) ==== Derived terms ==== iotated ==== Related terms ==== yodization preiotation prejotation ==== Translations ====