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iota subscript

noun

Meaning

  1. A small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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