jot
The smallest letter or stroke of any writingThe smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
» Tom jotted something in his notebook.
Tom schrieb etwas in sein Notizbuch.
Meaning
5 sensesThe smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
йо́таjóta
(broadly)A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
He didn’t care a jot for his work.
A brief and hurriedly written note.
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
(broadly, obsolete)An instant, a moment.
(obsolete, rare)A jerk, a jolt.
Examples
24 sentencesTom jotted something in his notebook.
deTom schrieb etwas in sein Notizbuch.
Tom jotted down a message to Mary.
Tom jotted down something in his notebook.
deTom schrieb etwas in sein Notizbuch.
Tom jotted down the meeting time in his diary.
I should jot that down.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The noun is borrowed from Latin iōta (“the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet”), frThe noun is borrowed from Latin iōta (“the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet”), from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “ninth letter of the Ancient Greek alphabet; (figurative) very small part of writing, jot”), from Phoenician 𐤉 (y, “tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, yodh”). Doublet of iota and yodh.
The verb is possibly onomatopoeic, suggesting a jerking motion. The noun is derived from the verb.
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