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Translingual
Symbol
ẹ
- (UPA) a mid back unrounded vowel (IPA ).
Efik
Pronunciation
Letter
ẹ (upper case Ẹ)
- A letter of the Efik alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, Ẹ ẹ, F f, G g, Gh gh, H h, I i, Ị ị, K k, Kp kp, Kw kw, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ñ ñ, Ñw ñw, O o, Ọ ọ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ụ ụ, W w, Y y
Igala
Pronunciation
Letter
ẹ (lower case, upper case Ẹ)
- The sixth letter of the Igala alphabet, called ẹ́ẹ̀ and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) àmulú-ùkọ̀là; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, Ch ch, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, Gw gw, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, Kp kp, Kw kw, L l, M m, N n (Ṅ ṅ), Ñ ñ, Ñm ñm, Ñw ñw, Ny ny, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
Slovene
Etymology
Letter e with dot below ◌̣ to signify a more closed vowel.
Pronunciation
Symbol
ẹ
- (tonal SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sounds .
Usage notes
Symbol is sometimes used as a letter to denote pitch in a word, but that is mostly limited to foreign or specialized dictionaries.
See also
References
- Toporišič, Jože (2000) Slovenska slovnica / Jože Toporišič. - 4. prenovljena in razširjena izd. (in Slovene), Maribor: Obzorja, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
ẹ (lower case, upper case Ẹ)
- The letter e with the underdot.
See also
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Etymology 2
Noun
ẹ
- (archaic) an étui
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
ẹ (lower case, upper case Ẹ)
- The fifth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ẹ́ and written in the Latin script.
Noun
ẹ́
- The name of the Latin-script letter Ẹ/ẹ.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- (Benin) (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
- (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ẹ
- you (second-person plural or honorific personal pronoun)
Pronoun
ẹ̀
- (proscribed) Alternative form of ẹ (“you”) (used primarily with the conjunction bá or the progressive particle ń)
See also
Affirmative subject pronouns
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singular
|
plural or honorific
|
1st person
|
mo
|
a
|
2nd person
|
o
|
ẹ
|
3rd person
|
ó
|
wọ́n
|
Negative subject pronouns
|
singular
|
plural or honorific
|
1st person
|
mi / n
|
a
|
2nd person
|
o
|
ẹ
|
3rd person
|
|
wọn
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Object pronouns
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singular
|
plural or honorific
|
1st person
|
mi
|
wa
|
2nd person
|
ọ / ẹ
|
yín
|
3rd person
|
/ ẹ̀
|
wọn
|
Note: except for
yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ẹ
- you (second-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb)
- Alternative form of rẹ (second-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a complex verb)
Pronoun
ẹ́
- you (second-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a low- or mid-tone monosyllabic verb)
Determiner
ẹ
- Alternative form of rẹ (second-person singular non-honorific possessive pronoun)
See also
Affirmative subject pronouns
|
singular
|
plural or honorific
|
1st person
|
mo
|
a
|
2nd person
|
o
|
ẹ
|
3rd person
|
ó
|
wọ́n
|
Negative subject pronouns
|
singular
|
plural or honorific
|
1st person
|
mi / n
|
a
|
2nd person
|
o
|
ẹ
|
3rd person
|
|
wọn
|
Object pronouns
|
singular
|
plural or honorific
|
1st person
|
mi
|
wa
|
2nd person
|
ọ / ẹ
|
yín
|
3rd person
|
/ ẹ̀
|
wọn
|
Note: except for
yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ẹ
- him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /ɛ/)
Pronoun
ẹ́
- him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /ɛ/)
Pronoun
ẹ̀
- Alternative form of rẹ̀ (third-person singular object pronoun following a complex verb)
Determiner
ẹ̀
- Alternative form of rẹ̀ (third-person singular possessive pronoun)
See also
Affirmative subject pronouns
|
singular
|
plural or honorific
|
1st person
|
mo
|
a
|
2nd person
|
o
|
ẹ
|
3rd person
|
ó
|
wọ́n
|
Negative subject pronouns
|
singular
|
plural or honorific
|
1st person
|
mi / n
|
a
|
2nd person
|
o
|
ẹ
|
3rd person
|
|
wọn
|
Object pronouns
|
singular
|
plural or honorific
|
1st person
|
mi
|
wa
|
2nd person
|
ọ / ẹ
|
yín
|
3rd person
|
/ ẹ̀
|
wọn
|
Note: except for
yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.