jot

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
2. A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
3. (obsolete) A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
4. A brief and hurriedly written note.

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/d͡ʒɒt/

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. 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.

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