iota subscript

English

Alternative forms

  • iota subscriptum

Noun

iota subscript (plural iotas subscript or iota subscripts or iota subscripta)

  1. (Greek orthography) A small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή (ōidḗ) – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide.
    Coordinate term: iota adscript

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