# jota
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jota.

### Pronunciation

* (UK, US) IPA: /ˈhoʊtə/
* Rhymes: -oʊtə

### Noun

jota (plural jotas)
* 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: (Southern) /xota/, [xo̞.t̪a]
* IPA: (Northern) /jota/, [jo̞.t̪a]
** (Biscayan) IPA: [d͡ʒo.ta]
** (Gipuzkoan) IPA: [xo.ta]
** (Navarrese) IPA: [jo.ta]
** (Navarro-Lapurdian) IPA: [ɟo.ta]
** (Souletin) IPA: [ʒo.ta]

### Noun

jota inan
* The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

#### 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: (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒɔ.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒo.ta]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin iota. Doublet of iota.

#### Noun

jota f (plural jotes)
* The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

### Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps from Arabic شَطْحَة (šaṭḥa).

#### Noun

jota f (plural jotes)
* 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, 2025

### 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, 2025
* “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: [ˈjota]

### Noun

jota n or f
* iota (Greek letter)

#### Declension

when feminine:
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: /ˈjoː.taː/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

jota f (plural jota's, diminutive jotaatje n)
* iota (Greek letter)
* (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: /ˈjoːtɑ/, [ˈjo̞ːt̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oːtɑ
* Hyphenation: 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

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]‎ (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: /ˈjotɑ/, [ˈjo̞t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otɑ
* Hyphenation: 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...

### Anagrams

* ajot, jaot, ojat

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jota.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xɔ.ta/, /ʁɔ.ta/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

jota m (plural jotas)
* 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

jota m or f (invariable)
* (obsolete) Alternative spelling of iota

### Anagrams

* jato

## Occitan
### Noun

jota f (plural jotas)
* (Beta vulgaris L.) beet

#### Synonyms

* [1]: bledaraba

### References

* ↑ Gui Benoèt (2008) Las plantas, Toulouse: IEO Edicions, →ISBN, p. 309.

## Polish
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɔ.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔta
* Syllabification: jo‧ta

#### Noun

jota f
* iota (Greek letter Ι, ι)

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxɔ.ta/
* Rhymes: -ɔta
* Syllabification: jo‧ta

#### Noun

jota f
* 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

* IPA: /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)
* 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)
* jota (dance)
* jota (music)

##### Related terms

* saltar
* salto

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* jot; iota
* The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
* a jack in a deck of cards

##### Derived terms

* ni jota (“nothing at all”)

### Etymology 2

From joto.

#### Noun

jota f (plural jotas)
* (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)
* jota (Iberian folk dance)
* 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: /²juːta/

### Noun

jota n
* (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: /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)
* (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)
* (music, dance) jota

### Further reading

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