Besides 'superscript dot'
2006-10-08 11:02:28 · 10 answers · asked by Pete Like 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's called a "tittle," as in the phrase "jot and tittle."
2006-10-08 11:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by klytemnestra234 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, the dot is just called superscript dot. It was added to the letter i in the Middle Ages to distinguish the letter (in manuscripts) from adjacent vertical strokes in such letters as u, m, and n. J is a variant form of i which emerged at this time and subsequently became a separate letter.
2006-10-08 11:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by dr_pepper_dreamr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In German we call that "i-Punkt" (i-point) because it is the point on the i.
Actually, one of the previous answers was wrong: in turkish there is a letter i without the dot on top! The pronounciation is completely different, and it is probably a completely different letter. But since the missing dot is the only difference, I thought it should have been mentioned to that previous replyer.
2006-10-08 17:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by albgardis T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm. Good question, but why do you want to know. In Turkish alphabet the "i" always comes with a dot on top of it -- so no question is ever asked.
2006-10-08 11:21:29 · answer #4 · answered by s t 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's called a tittle.
2006-10-08 13:46:47 · answer #5 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it is called a "dot".
2006-10-08 11:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"dot" :)
In Hebrew there was the notion of jot and tittle.
2006-10-08 11:04:42 · answer #7 · answered by PJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a "tittle"
2006-10-08 13:35:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-08 11:29:57 · answer #9 · answered by melissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-08 11:06:05 · answer #10 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋