Editing iota

{{also|Iota|IOTA|ióta|ìota|íota}}

==English==
{{was wotd|2008|June|8}}
{{letter_disp2|theta|[[Image:Greek uc iota.svg|20px]][[Image:Greek lc iota.svg|18px]]|kappa|ἰῶτα|Ι|ι}}

===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|grc|ἰῶτα}}, ultimately from {{der|en|sem-pro|*yad-|t=hand}}. {{doublet|en|yodh}}.
* {{sense|jot}} In reference to a phrase in the New Testament: "until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law" (Mt 5:18), iota being the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/aɪˈəʊtə/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/aɪˈoʊtə/|a=US}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-iota.ogg|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|en-au-iota.ogg|a=AU}}
* {{rhymes|en|əʊtə|s=3}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# The ninth letter of the [[Greek]] alphabet.
#: {{ux|en|As a Greek numeral, '''iota''' represents ten.}}
#: {{ux|en|There are twelve '''iotas''' on that page.}}
# A [[jot]]; a very small, [[insignificant]] quantity.
#* {{RQ:Burke Revolution in France|passage=They never depart an '''iota''' from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation.}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1966|author=James Workman|title=The Mad Emperor|publisher=Scripts|location=Melbourne, Sydney|page=99|passage=His expression had not changed one '''iota''' except perhaps for an additional tightening of his lips.}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1982|author=John Cleve|title=Spaceways #7: The Manhuntress|page=xviii. 194|passage=[E]very '''iota''' of its gravitic power.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|jot}} {{seeSynonyms|en|modicum}}

====Derived terms====
* [[iota adscript]]
* [[iota subscript]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|Greek letter}}
* Aghwan: {{t|xag|𐔺𐕒𐔳}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|إِيُوتَا|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|iota|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|約塔|tr=yāotǎ}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|jota|f}}, {{t|cs|iota|f}}, {{t|cs|ióta|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|jota|c}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|joto}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|jota|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ioota}}
* French: {{t+|fr|iota|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|iota|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|იოტა}}
* German: {{t+|de|Jota|n}}
* Gothic: {{t|got|𐌾𐍉𐍄𐌰|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|γιώτα|n}}, {{t+|el|ιώτα|n}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ἰῶτα|n}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ióta}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|iota}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|iota}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|iota}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|イオタ|tr=iota}}, {{t|ja|イオータ|tr=iōta|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|요타}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|iota|n}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|iota}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|jota|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|iota|m}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|iota}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|йо́та|f}}, {{t+|ru|ио́та|f}} {{qualifier|dated}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|jota|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|iota|f}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|iyota}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-needed|vi}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|small quantity}}
* Aghwan: {{t|xag|𐔺𐕒𐔳}}
* Arabic: {{t-needed|ar}}
* Armenian:
*: Old Armenian: {{t|xcl|յովտ}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|iota|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-needed|cmn}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|jota|c}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hitunen}}, {{t+|fi|hiven}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|იოტა}}, {{t|ka|ერთი ბეწო}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|קוֹצוֹ שֶׁל יוֹד|m|tr=qotzó shel yod}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|jotta}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|iota}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|iota}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|briciolo|m}}
* Japanese: {{t-needed|ja}}
* Korean: {{t-needed|ko}}
* Latin: {{t|la|pilus|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|jota|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|pingo|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|йо́та|f}}, {{t+|ru|ио́та|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|poco}}
* Swabian: {{t|swg|Muggaseggele|n}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|jota|n}}, {{t+|sv|dugg|n}}, {{t+|sv|dyft|n}}, {{t+|sv|smula|c}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-needed|vi}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aiot|Ōita|Tai O|Oita|Toia}}

{{C|en|Greek letter names}}

==Catalan==
{{wikipedia|lang=ca}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|ca|grc|ἰῶτα}}. {{doublet|ca|jota}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA|ò}}
* {{hyphenation|ca|io|ta}}

===Noun===
{{ca-noun|f}}

# {{l|en|iota}} {{gloss|Greek letter}}
# {{l|en|iota}} {{gloss|small amount}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:GDLC}}
* {{R:ca:DNV}}
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

{{C|ca|Greek letter names}}

==French==
{{wikipedia|lang=fr|Iota (lettre de l'alphabet grec)|Iota}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|fr|grc|ἰῶτα}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m|#}}

# {{l|en|iota}} {{gloss|Greek letter}}
# [[jot]], {{l|en|iota}} {{gloss|negligible amount}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|d'un iota}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|ôtai}}

{{C|fr|Greek letter names}}

==Galician==
{{wikipedia|lang=gl|Iota}}

===Etymology===
From {{bor|gl|grc|ἰῶτα}}.

===Noun===
{{gl-noun|m}}

# {{l|en|iota}} {{gloss|Greek letter}}
# {{Latn-def|gl|name|J|j}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:gl:DRAG}}

{{C|gl|Greek letter names}}

==Hawaiian==

===Noun===
{{head|haw|noun}}

# {{Latn-def|haw|name|J|j}}

==Italian==
{{wikipedia|lang=it|Iota (lettera)|Iota}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|it|jota||obsolete}}

===Etymology===
From {{uder|it|grc|ἰῶτα}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|iòta}}

===Noun===
{{it-noun|mf|#}}

# {{n-g|the name of the [[Appendix:Greek script|Greek-script]] letter}} '''[[Ι]]'''/'''[[ι]]'''; {{l|en|iota}}
# {{lb|it|obsolete}} {{synonym of|it|i lunga}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=aiot|-toia|aito|aitò|iato}}

{{C|it|Greek letter names|Latin letter names}}

==Latin==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|la|grc|ἰῶτα}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|iōta}}
Disyllabic in Latin, despite being trisyllabic in Ancient Greek.

===Noun===
{{la-noun|iōta|g=n}} {{q|indeclinable}} or {{la-noun|iōta<1>|g=f}}

# {{l|en|iota}} {{gloss|Greek letter}}

====Declension====
Either indeclinable, or {{la-ndecl|iōta<1>}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|pt|grc|ἰῶτα}}. {{doublet|pt|jota}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA|[o:ó]}}
* {{rhymes|pt|ɔtɐ|s=3}}
* {{hyph|pt|i|o|ta}}

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|m}}

# {{l|en|iota}} {{gloss|the ninth Greek letter: ι, Ι}}

==Spanish==
{{wikipedia|lang=es|Ι|Iota}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|es|grc|ἰῶτα}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr|i.ota,+}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|f}}

# {{l|en|iota}} {{gloss|Greek letter}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

{{C|es|Greek letter names}}