iotation
Pronunciations (2)
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/aɪəʊˈteɪʃən/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/aɪoʊˈteɪʃən/
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
A specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant /j/ to form a palatalized consonant.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
- Examples
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A form of iotation in the Serbo-Croatian language: s (/s/) + j (/ʲ/) = sj (/sʲ/), which is then superseded into ś (/ɕ/)
Word forms
iotationsjotation