Iota

Definitions

1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι).
2. A bank account that earns interest and pays it to a third party, generally a charity; the principal is typically being held in escrow by the accountholder.
3. The Latin letter Ɩ (minuscule: ɩ).
4. A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.

Equivalents

25 more languages

العربيةإِيُوتَاالأيوتا

Bosanskitrȍska

Catalàiota

Češtinajotatroška

Ελληνικάγιώταιώτα

Esperantojoto

Suomihitunenhivenhöykäneninaneniootajota+ 3 more

Gàidhligbìdeag

Galegoiota

עבריתקוֹצוֹ שֶׁל יוֹדריח

Hrvatskitrȍska

Magyariótajotta

Italianobricioloiota

日本語イオータイオタ

한국어요타

Kurdîpilûs

Latinaiotapilus

Nederlandsjota

Polskijotakrzta

Portuguêsiotapingo

Русскийио́тайота

Српскиtrȍska

Svenskaduggdyftjotasmula+ 1 more

Türkçezerre

Українськайота

Examples

“As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten.”

“There are twelve iotas on that page.”

“Human ill-nature needs but some Homoiousian iota, or even the pretence of one; and will flow⟳ copiously through the eye of a needle: thus always must mortals go jargoning and fuming […].”

“They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation.”

“His expression had not changed one iota except perhaps for an additional tightening of his lips.”

“[E]very iota of its gravitic power.”

“It was because Sanchez didn't have⟳ an iota of faith in what he was saying.”

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