giota

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta); compare English jot.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟɪt̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɨ̞t̪ˠə/

Noun

giota m (genitive singular giota, nominative plural giotaí)

  1. bit, piece
    giota aráina bit of bread
    giota grinna bit of fun
    míle agus giotaa mile and a bit

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
giota ghiota ngiota
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), siota”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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