Iotation

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

• jotation

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα + English -tion.

Full definition of iotation

Noun

1. (linguistics) A specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant to form a palatalized consonant.
2. (linguistics) Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.A form of iotation in the Serbo-Croatian language: s () + j () = sj (), which is then superseded into Å› ()