jota

See also: Jota and jota-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jota.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊtə/
• Rhymes: -oʊtə

Noun

jota (plural jotas)

1. A traditional popular dance of the Iberian peninsula with regional variations.
2. The music to which this dance is set, normally of 3/4 or 6/8 time.

Translations

Iberian dance style

• Catalan: jota (ca) f
• Esperanto: ĥoto
• Malay: jota
• Spanish: jota (es) f

Iberian music style

• Catalan: jota (ca) f
• Esperanto: ĥoto
• Malay: jota
• Portuguese: jota (pt) f
• Spanish: jota (es) f

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

jota inan

1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

Declension

Declension of jota (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	jota	jota	jotak
ergative	jotak	jotak	jotek
dative	jotari	jotari	jotei
genitive	jotaren	jotaren	joten
comitative	jotarekin	jotarekin	jotekin
causative	jotarengatik	jotarengatik	jotengatik
benefactive	jotarentzat	jotarentzat	jotentzat
instrumental	jotaz	jotaz	jotez
inessive	jotatan	jotan	jotetan
locative	jotatako	jotako	jotetako
allative	jotatara	jotara	jotetara
terminative	jotataraino	jotaraino	jotetaraino
directive	jotatarantz	jotarantz	jotetarantz
destinative	jotatarako	jotarako	jotetarako
ablative	jotatatik	jotatik	jotetatik
partitive	jotarik	—	—
prolative	jotatzat	—	—

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): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒo.ta]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin iota. Doublet of iota.

Noun

jota f (plural jotes)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps from Arabic شَطْحَة (šaṭḥa).

Noun

jota f (plural jotes)

1. jota (Iberian folk dance)
2. 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 Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjota]

Noun

jota n or f

1. iota (Greek letter)

Declension

when feminine:

Declension of jota (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	jota	joty
genitive	joty	jot
dative	jotě	jotám
accusative	jotu	joty
vocative	joto	joty
locative	jotě	jotách
instrumental	jotou	jotami

Indeclinable when neuter.

Further reading

• “jota”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “jota”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (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/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

jota f (plural jota's, diminutive jotaatje n)

1. iota (Greek letter)
2. (negative polarity item) iota (small amount)

   Ik snap er geen jota van.

   I don’t understand a thing of it.

Synonyms

• (small amount): snars, (vulgar) bal, reet, hol

Finnish

Etymology 1

See ioota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoːtɑ/, [ˈjo̞ːt̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oːtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): jo‧ta

Noun

jota

1. iota (ninth letter in Greek alphabet)

Usage notes

The recommended Finnish spelling for the name of this letter is ioota.

Declension

Inflection of jota (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		jota	jotat
genitive		jotan	jotien
partitive		jotaa	jotia
illative		jotaan	jotiin
		singular	plural
nominative		jota	jotat
accusative	nom.	jota	jotat
	gen.	jotan
genitive		jotan	jotien jotain rare
partitive		jotaa	jotia
inessive		jotassa	jotissa
elative		jotasta	jotista
illative		jotaan	jotiin
adessive		jotalla	jotilla
ablative		jotalta	jotilta
allative		jotalle	jotille
essive		jotana	jotina
translative		jotaksi	jotiksi
abessive		jotatta	jotitta
instructive		—	jotin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jota (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jotani jotani accusative nom. jotani jotani gen. jotani genitive jotani jotieni jotaini rare partitive jotaani jotiani inessive jotassani jotissani elative jotastani jotistani illative jotaani jotiini adessive jotallani jotillani ablative jotaltani jotiltani allative jotalleni jotilleni essive jotanani jotinani translative jotakseni jotikseni abessive jotattani jotittani instructive — — comitative — jotineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jotasi jotasi accusative nom. jotasi jotasi gen. jotasi genitive jotasi jotiesi jotaisi rare partitive jotaasi jotiasi inessive jotassasi jotissasi elative jotastasi jotistasi illative jotaasi jotiisi adessive jotallasi jotillasi ablative jotaltasi jotiltasi allative jotallesi jotillesi essive jotanasi jotinasi translative jotaksesi jotiksesi abessive jotattasi jotittasi instructive — — comitative — jotinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jotamme jotamme accusative nom. jotamme jotamme gen. jotamme genitive jotamme jotiemme jotaimme rare partitive jotaamme jotiamme inessive jotassamme jotissamme elative jotastamme jotistamme illative jotaamme jotiimme adessive jotallamme jotillamme ablative jotaltamme jotiltamme allative jotallemme jotillemme essive jotanamme jotinamme translative jotaksemme jotiksemme abessive jotattamme jotittamme instructive — — comitative — jotinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jotanne jotanne accusative nom. jotanne jotanne gen. jotanne genitive jotanne jotienne jotainne rare partitive jotaanne jotianne inessive jotassanne jotissanne elative jotastanne jotistanne illative jotaanne jotiinne adessive jotallanne jotillanne ablative jotaltanne jotiltanne allative jotallenne jotillenne essive jotananne jotinanne translative jotaksenne jotiksenne abessive jotattanne jotittanne instructive — — comitative — jotinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jotansa jotansa accusative nom. jotansa jotansa gen. jotansa genitive jotansa jotiensa jotainsa rare partitive jotaansa jotiaan jotiansa inessive jotassaan jotassansa jotissaan jotissansa elative jotastaan jotastansa jotistaan jotistansa illative jotaansa jotiinsa adessive jotallaan jotallansa jotillaan jotillansa ablative jotaltaan jotaltansa jotiltaan jotiltansa allative jotalleen jotallensa jotilleen jotillensa essive jotanaan jotanansa jotinaan jotinansa translative jotakseen jotaksensa jotikseen jotiksensa abessive jotattaan jotattansa jotittaan jotittansa instructive — — comitative — jotineen jotinensa

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjotɑ/, [ˈjo̞t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): jo‧ta

Pronoun

jota

1. 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...

Anagrams

• ajot, jaot, ojat

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔ.ta/, /ʁɔ.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

jota m (plural jotas)

1. jota (dance)

Further reading

• “jota”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Gothic

Romanization

jōta

1. Romanization of 𐌾𐍉𐍄𐌰

Italian

Noun

jota m or f (invariable)

1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of iota

Anagrams

• jato

Occitan

Noun

jota f (plural jotas)

1. (Beta vulgaris L.) beet

Synonyms

• [1]: bledaraba

Polish

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta), from Phoenician 𐤉 (y‬ /⁠yōd⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔ.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Syllabification: jo‧ta

Noun

jota f

1. iota (Greek letter Ι, ι)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish jota, from older xota, from Mozarabic *šáwta, from Latin saltō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Syllabification: jo‧ta

Noun

jota f

1. jota (Iberian folk dance)

Declension

Declension of jota

	singular	plural
nominative	jota	joty
genitive	joty	jot
dative	jocie	jotom
accusative	jotę	joty
instrumental	jotą	jotami
locative	jocie	jotach
vocative	joto	joty

Further reading

• jota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• jota in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
• Homophone: Jota
• Hyphenation: jo‧ta

Etymology 1

From Latin iota, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”), from Semitic. Doublet of iota.

Noun

jota m (plural jotas)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

Coordinate terms

• i, cá/capa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish jota (“jota”), from earlier xota, from Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), from Latin saltō (“to dance”).

Noun

jota f (plural jotas)

1. jota (dance)
2. jota (music)

Related terms

• saltar
• salto

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxota/ [ˈxo.t̪a]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: jo‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin iota, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”).

Noun

jota f (plural jotas)

1. jot; iota
2. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
3. a jack in a deck of cards

Derived terms

• ni jota (“nothing at all”)

 

Etymology 2

From joto.

Noun

jota f (plural jotas)

1. (Mexico, derogatory, vulgar) Alternative form of joto (“faggot”)

   Synonym: maricón

   ¡Ay que jota!

   Oh what a fag!

Etymology 3

From older xota, from Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), from Latin saltō (“to dance”). Doublet of salta.

Noun

jota f (plural jotas)

1. jota (Iberian folk dance)
2. jota (music to which a jota is danced)

Descendants

• → English: jota

Further reading

• “jota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²juːta/

Noun

jota n

1. (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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhota/ [ˈhoː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: jo‧ta

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish jota, the Spanish name of the letter J/j, from Latin iota, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”).

Noun

jota (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜆ)

1. (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter J/j, in the Abecedario

   Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) dyey

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish jota, from older xota, from Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), from Latin saltō (“to dance”). Doublet of salta.

Noun

jota (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜆ)

1. (music, dance) jota

Further reading

• “jota”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018