iota subscript

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Greek orthography}} A small [[iota]] written below an [[alpha]], [[eta]] or [[omega]] – e.g. in {{m|grc|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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