jot

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɒt/ (MLE) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɔʔ] (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑt/ Rhymes: -ɒt === Etymology 1 === The noun is borrowed from Latin iōta (“the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet”), from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “ninth letter of the Ancient Greek alphabet; (figurative) very small part of writing, jot”), from Phoenician 𐤉 (y‬, “tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, yodh”). Doublet of iota and yodh. Noun sense 3 (“brief and hurriedly written note”) is derived from the verb. The verb is probably borrowed from Scots jot, from English jot (noun): see above. ==== Noun ==== jot (plural jots) The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota. (by extension, chiefly in the negative) A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:modicum (obsolete) An instant, a moment. Synonyms: jiff, mo, sec; see also Thesaurus:moment A brief and hurriedly written note. ===== Usage notes ===== Etymology 1, noun sense 2 (“a small, or the smallest, amount of a thing”) is chiefly used in negative contexts (for example, in the phrase “not a jot”) to mean hardly anything or nothing at all. ===== Derived terms ===== jot and tittle ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== tittle ==== Verb ==== jot (third-person singular simple present jots, present participle jotting, simple past and past participle jotted) (transitive) Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something). Coordinate term: scribble ===== Derived terms ===== jot down jotter jotting (noun) jotty ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === The verb is possibly onomatopoeic, suggesting a jerking motion. The noun is derived from the verb. ==== Verb ==== jot (third-person singular simple present jots, present participle jotting, simple past and past participle jotted) (transitive, obsolete except UK, dialectal) To jerk or jolt (something); to jog. Synonym: bump ===== Derived terms ===== jolt (possibly) ==== Noun ==== jot (plural jots) (obsolete, rare) A jerk, a jolt. Synonym: bump === References === === Further reading === jot (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === OJT, OTJ == Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === god, got, jod, jood, joot (variant spellings) jott (westernmost Ripuarian) got (Moselle Franconian, northern), gut (southern) === Etymology === From Old High German guod, northern variant of guot, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /joːt/ === Adjective === jot (masculine jode, feminine and plural jot or jode, comparative besser, superlative et beste) (most of Ripuarian) good == Chinese == === Alternative forms === (eye dialect) drop === Etymology === From English jot. === Pronunciation === === Verb === jot (Hong Kong Cantonese) to write notes of; to make a note of jot低 [Cantonese] ― zot1 dai1 [Jyutping] ― to jot down (something) jot notes [Cantonese] ― zot1 nuk1 si6-2 [Jyutping] ― to jot notes == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *jotta. Cognates include Finnish jotta and Karelian jotta. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈjot/, [ˈjo̞d] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈjot/, [ˈjo̞d̥] Rhymes: -ot Hyphenation: jot === Conjunction === jot (+ indicative) that (+ conditional) so that, in order that (+ 1st infinitive) to, in order to ==== Synonyms ==== (that): etti, jet, sto (so that): jos, eik (in order to): etti, jet === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 105 == Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɔt/ === Noun === jot m inan The name of the Latin script letter j/J. === See also === (Latin-script letter names) a, bej, cej, čet, ćej, dej, ej, ět, ef, gej, ha, cha, i, jot, ka, eł, el, em, en, ejn, o, pej, er, ejŕ, es, eš, śej, tej, u, wej, y, zet, žet, źej == Lower Tanana == === Etymology === jo (“here”) + -t (specific place suffix, alternative form of -de). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʒɔtʰ/ === Adverb === jot here, at this time, at this place === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 230 == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /joːt/, /ʒoːt/ === Verb === jot inflection of joen: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjɔt/ Rhymes: -ɔt Syllabification: jot === Etymology 1 === Phonetic spelling of the letter. ==== Noun ==== jot n (indeclinable) The name of the Latin script letter J/j. === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== jot f genitive plural of jota === Further reading === “jot”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “jot”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Rayón Zoque == === Noun === jot bird ==== Derived terms ==== jotꞌune ==== See also ==== jotjot === References === Harrison, Roy; B. de Harrison, Margaret; López Juárez, Francisco; Ordoñes, Cosme (1984), Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎[5] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 10