Jot

See also: jot and jót

German

Alternative forms

Je (Austria)
Jott (rarer)

Etymology

From Latin iota, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta), from Semitic yodh (the tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɔt/

Noun

Jot n (strong, genitive Jot or Jots, plural Jot or Jots)

The letter J in the Latin and German alphabet.

Declension

Declension of Jot [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Jot	die	Jot, Jots
genitive	eines	des	Jot, Jots	der	Jot, Jots
dative	einem	dem	Jot	den	Jot, Jots
accusative	ein	das	Jot	die	Jot, Jots

Derived terms

jotieren

Descendants

English: yot
Greek: γιοτ (giot)

See also

(Latin-script letter names) A, Be, Ce, De, E, Eff, Ge, Ha, I, Jot, Ka, El, Em, En, O, Pe, Qu, Er, Ess / Es, Te, U, Vau, We, Ix, Ypsilon, Zett / Zet

Further reading

“Jot” in Duden online