iota

i·o·ta

 (ī-ō′tə)

n.

1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

2. A very small amount; a bit: not an iota of truth to that tale.

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[Latin iōta, from Greek, of Phoenician origin; see yd in Semitic roots.]

iota

(aɪˈəʊtə)

n

1. (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι), a vowel or semivowel, transliterated as i or j

2. (usually used with a negative) a very small amount; jot (esp in the phrase not one or an iota)

[C16: via Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin; see jot]

i•o•ta

(aɪˈoʊ tə)

n., pl. -tas.

1. a very small quantity; jot; whit.

2. the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι).

[1600–10; < Latin iōta < Greek iôta < Semitic; compare Hebrew yōdh yod]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	iota - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	2.	iota - the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

iota

noun bit, particle, atom, trace, hint, scrap, grain, mite, jot, speck, whit, tittle, scintilla (rare) Our credit standards have not changed one iota.

iota

noun

1. A tiny amount:

bit, crumb, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit.

Chiefly British: spot.

2. The least bit:

hoot, jot, ounce, shred, whit.

Informal: damn, rap.

Slang: diddly.

Translations

iota

Jota

γιώταιώτα

hitunenhiveniota

iota

bricioloiota

jota

iotapingo

йота

iota

[aɪˈəʊtə] N (= letter) → iota f (fig) → pizca f, ápice m
there's not one iota of truth in it → eso no tiene ni pizca de verdad
if he had an iota of sense → si tuviera un pizca de inteligencia

iota

[aɪˈəʊtə] n → once f
not one iota → pas une once
not one iota of sth → pas une once de qch
I don't feel one iota of guilt → Je ne ressens pas une once de culpabilité.

iota

n → Jota nt; not an or one iota → nicht ein Jota; not an iota of truth → kein Funke m → or Körnchen nt → Wahrheit; it won’t make an iota of difference → es wird nicht den geringsten Unterschied machen

iota

[aɪˈəʊtə] n (letter) → iota; (of truth, commonsense) → briciolo