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(Greek orthography) A small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή (ōidḗ) – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide.
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iota subscript
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iota subscript
Noun
Greek
(Greek
orthography)
A
small
iota
written
below
an
alpha,
eta
or
omega
–
e.g.
in
ᾠδή
(ōidḗ)
–
representing
a
vocalic
offglide
that
was
pronounced
in
early
Ancient
Greek,
but
later
became
silent;
invented
in
the
Middle
Ages
in
order
to
mark
those
vowels
which
would
originally
have
had
such
an
offglide.
Japanese Meaning
ギリシャ正字法において、アルファ、イータ、またはオメガの下に書かれる小さなイオタを指す。これは、初期古代ギリシャ語で母音のオフグライドとして発音されていたが、後に発音がなくなった音素を示すために用いられ、中世に、元々その発音があった母音を区別する目的で発明された記号である。
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(Greek
orthography)
A
small
iota
written
below
an
alpha,
eta
or
omega
–
e.g.
in
ᾠδή
(ōidḗ)
–
representing
a
vocalic
offglide
that
was
pronounced
in
early
Ancient
Greek,
but
later
became
silent;
invented
in
the
Middle
Ages
in
order
to
mark
those
vowels
which
would
originally
have
had
such
an
offglide.
（ plural ）
