Meaning of iotation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant /j/ to form a palatalized consonant.
   uncountable, usually
2. Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“A form of iotation in the Serbo-Croatian language: s (/s/) + j (/ʲ/) = sj (/sʲ/), which is then superseded into ś (/ɕ/)”

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