Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word jota. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in jota.
Definitions and meaning of jota
jota
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanishjota.
Pronunciation
(UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊtə/
Rhymes: -oʊtə
Noun
jota (pluraljotas)
A traditional popular dance of the Iberian peninsula with regional variations.
The music to which this dance is set, normally of 3/4 or 6/8 time.
Translations
Anagrams
JATO, jato
Basque
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Southern)/xota/, [xo̞.t̪a]
IPA(key): (Northern)/jota/, [jo̞.t̪a]
(Biscayan) IPA(key): [d͡ʒo.ta]
(Gipuzkoan) IPA(key): [xo.ta]
(Navarrese) IPA(key): [jo.ta]
(Navarro-Lapurdian) IPA(key): [ɟo.ta]
(Souletin) IPA(key): [ʒo.ta]
Noun
jotainan
The name of the Latin-script letter J.
Declension
See also
(Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta
Catalan
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic)[ˈʒɔ.tə]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[ˈd͡ʒo.ta]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latiniota. Doublet of iota.
Noun
jotaf (pluraljotes)
The name of the Latin-script letter J.
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Perhaps from Arabicشَطْحَة(šaṭḥa).
Noun
jotaf (pluraljotes)
jota(Iberian folk dance)
jota(music to which a jota is danced)
Hyponyms
mateixa
References
“jota”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading
“jota” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“jota”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“jota” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“jota” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greekἰῶτα(iôta, “iota”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈjota]
Noun
jotan or f
iota (Greek letter)
Declension
when feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.
Further reading
jota in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
jota in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greekἰῶτα(iôta). Doublet of jod. The sense "small amount" developed in reference to a phrase in the New Testament: Eer de hemel en aarde vergaat, zal er niet één jota of één tittel vergaan van de wet.— 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(key): /ˈjoː.taː/
Noun
jotaf (pluraljota's, diminutivejotaatjen)
iota(Greek letter)
(negative polarity item)iota(small amount)
Synonyms
(small amount):snars, (vulgar)bal, reet, hol
Finnish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈjotɑ/, [ˈjo̞t̪ɑ̝]
Rhymes: -otɑ
Syllabification(key): jo‧ta
Pronoun
jota
partitive singular of joka; who, whom, which, that.
Nainen, jota en näe,...
The woman (who/that) I don't see...
Nainen, jota varten ostin kukkia,...
The woman for whom I bought flowers... / The woman (that/who) I bought flowers for...
Etymology 2
See ioota.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈjoːtɑ/, [ˈjo̞ːt̪ɑ̝]
Syllabification(key): jo‧ta
Noun
jota
iota (ninth letter in Greek alphabet)
Usage notes
The recommended Finnish spelling for the name of this letter is ioota.
Declension
Alternative forms
ioota
Further reading
“jota”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams
ajot, jaot, ojat
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanishjota.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /xɔ.ta/, /ʁɔ.ta/
Noun
jotam (pluraljotas)
jota(dance)
Further reading
“jota”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Gothic
Romanization
jōta
Romanization of 𐌾𐍉𐍄𐌰
Italian
Noun
jotam or f (invariable)
(obsolete)Alternative spelling of iota
Anagrams
jato
Occitan
Noun
jotaf (pluraljotas)
(Beta vulgaris L.) beet
Synonyms
[1]: bledaraba
References
Polish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greekἰῶτα(iôta), from Phoenician𐤉(y/yōd/).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ta/
Rhymes: -ɔta
Syllabification: jo‧ta
Noun
jotaf
iota (Greek letter Ι, ι)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanishjota, from older xota, from Mozarabic*šáwta, from Latinsaltō.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.ta/
Rhymes: -ɔta
Syllabification: jo‧ta
Noun
jotaf
jota(Iberian folk dance)
Declension
Further reading
jota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
jota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
Homophone: Jota
Hyphenation: jo‧ta
Etymology 1
From Latiniota, from Ancient Greekἰῶτα(iôta, “iota”), from Semitic.
Noun
jotam (pluraljotas)
The name of the Latin-script letter J.
Coordinate terms
i, cá/capa
Related terms
iota
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanishjota(“jota”), from earlier xota, from Mozarabic*šáwta(“jump”), from Latinsaltō(“to dance”).
Noun
jotaf (pluraljotas)
jota (dance)
jota (music)
Related terms
saltar
salto
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈxota/[ˈxo.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ota
Syllabification: jo‧ta
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latiniota, from Ancient Greekἰῶτα(iôta, “iota”).
Noun
jotaf (pluraljotas)
jot; iota
The name of the Latin-script letter J.
a jack in a deck of cards
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From joto.
Noun
jotaf (pluraljotas)
(Mexico, derogatory, vulgar)Alternative form of joto(“faggot”)
Synonym:maricón
Etymology 3
From older xota, from Mozarabic*šáwta(“jump”), from Latinsaltō(“to dance”). Doublet of salta.
Noun
jotaf (pluraljotas)
jota(Iberian folk dance)
jota(music to which a jota is danced)
Descendants
→ English: jota
Further reading
“jota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /²juːta/
Noun
jotan
(negative polarity item) iota (small amount)
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used in the expression inte ett jota(“not one iota, nothing at all”).
See also
dugg
dyft
piss
skit
skvatt
smack
References
jota in Svensk ordbok (SO)
jota in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
jota in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
ojat
Tagalog
Alternative forms
hota
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: jo‧ta
IPA(key): /ˈhota/, [ˈho.tɐ]
Etymology 1
Unadapted borrowing from Spanishjota, the Spanish name of the letter J/j, from Latiniota, from Ancient Greekἰῶτα(iôta, “iota”).
Noun
jota (Baybayin spellingᜑᜓᜆ)
(historical)The name of the Latin-script letter J/j,in the Abecedario.
Synonym:(in the Filipino alphabet)dyey
Etymology 2
Unadapted borrowing from Spanishjota, from older xota, from Mozarabic*šáwta(“jump”), from Latinsaltō(“to dance”). Doublet of salta.
Noun
jota (Baybayin spellingᜑᜓᜆ)
(music, dance)jota
Further reading
“jota”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018