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Translingual
Etymology
From the Etruscan letter 𐌄 ( e , “ e ” ) , from the Ancient Greek letter Ε ( E , “ epsilon ” ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤄 ( h , “ he ” ) , from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓀠 .
Letter
E (lower case e )
The fifth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet .
See also
Symbol
E
( sciences , computing ) Symbol separating mantissa from the exponent in scientific notation .
2E5 = 2 × 105
( computing ) Hexadecimal symbol for 14.
( physics ) Energy .
E=mc2
( biochemistry ) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for glutamic acid
( mathematics ) expectation function
Abbreviation of exa- .
( linguistics ) A wildcard for a front vowel
synonyms: I
( clothing ) Bra cup size .
Synonyms
Gallery
See also
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English
Pronunciation
( phoneme, usually ) : IPA (key ) : /ɛ/ , /iː/ , or silent
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /iː/
Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1
From Middle English and Old English upper case letter E and split of Æ , EA , EO , and Œ , from five 7th century replacements of Anglo-Saxon Futhorcs by Latin letters:
Old English letter E , from replacement by Latin letter E of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛖ ( e ) .
Old English letter Æ from replacement by Latin ligature Æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ ( æ ) .
Old English digraph EA , from replacement by Latin digraph EA of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛠ ( ea ) .
Old English digraph EO from replacement by Latin digraph EO of Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᛇ ( eo ) .
Old English letter Œ from replacement by Latin ligature Œ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛟ ( œ ) .
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e , plural Es or E's )
The fifth letter of the English alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm , London: Secker & Warburg , published May 1962 , →OCLC :On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E , F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.
Number
E (upper case , lower case e )
The ordinal number fifth , derived from this letter of the English alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
Symbol
E
( ESRB rating ) Abbreviation of everyone .
East .
Translations
Noun
E (plural Es )
( slang ) The drug ecstasy (MDMA ), particularly in pill form.
1994 [1993 ], Irvine Welsh , Trainspotting , London: Minerva, →ISBN , page 156 :Sick Boy brings oot some E . White doves; ah think. It's mental gear. Most Ecstasy hasnae any MDMA in it, it's just likesay, ken, part speed, part acid in its effects . . .
1995 , “Sorted For E’s and Wizz”, in Jarvis Cocker (lyrics), Different Class , performed by Pulp:And I don't quite understand just what this feeling is / But that's okay cause we're all sorted out for E's and wizz
2002 , Hugh Mackay , Winter Close , Sydney: Hodder Headline , →ISBN , page 85 :You mentioned you were taking stuff. Did you mean ecstasy? / What else? It’s excellent. I’m not an addict or nothing, and I steer clear of crack and that. People say E is for losers but, hey, I’d never be without some eccy in my bag.
( chiefly LGBTQ ) Abbreviation of estrogen or estradiol .
Coordinate term: T ( “ testosterone ” )
The grade below D in some grading systems. In most such systems, it is a failing grade.
1999, Julian Stallabrass, High Art Lite: British Art in the 1990s , Verso, →ISBN , page 25,
In line with this, he is marketed not only as a mental innocent, but as a class primitive, someone who only got an E in A-level art
a 2003, Rick, quoted in Linda MacDowell, Redundant Masculinities?: Employment Change and White Working Class Youth , Blackwell Publishing (2003), →ISBN , page 198,
My results weren’t that great, to be honest. I weren’t right happy with them; I got an E in Maths and that were a surprise, but I did get a B in Technology – that were all right.
2005, S. J. Smith, Joe Public , Virtualbookworm Publishing, →ISBN , page 125,
Not really, but perhaps I’d have got an ‘E ’ in Tech Drawing no matter how much I’d asserted myself. Maybe Mr. Pinkerton would have seen to it that my exam paper was tampered with. A spot of teacher to student revenge.
2005, Craig Taylor, Light , Reverb, →ISBN , page 103,
But she didn’t get the bit about my accidental artistic career, “But you can’t draw love. You got an E in your exam. I remember that. You drew that onion that looked like a boil.”
Abbreviation of episode . ( installment of a series )
The pilot episode is S01E 01.
Translations
slang: estrogen/estradiol
Chinese:
Mandarin: 補 / 补 (zh) ( bǔ )
French: E (fr) f or f pl
Proper noun
E
( religion ) Abbreviation of Elohist .
Etymology 3
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄂 ( È ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
E
( history ) A state in ancient China of varying location in present-day Shanxi , Henan , and Hubei .
2002 , The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities , →ISSN , →OCLC , page 229 :The discovery suggests also that the center of the state of E was located in the Suizao corridor in Hubei, not far from the location of E as suggested by ancient geographical works.
2006 , Li Feng, Landscape and Power in Early China , Cambridge University Press , →ISBN , →OCLC , pages 330–331 :These three bronzes, though clearly modeled on Zhou types, are quite distinctive from the Zhou tradition. They suggest that, although the state of E served as an ally and agent of the Western Zhou state, it probably had a distinctive cultural origin of its own.
2014 , Liu Yang, Cast for Eternity , Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute , →ISBN , →OCLC , →OL , page 15 :A six-character inscription cast inside the bowl records that this gui was made for a nobleman of the E state. Due to gaps in Chinese historical records, the exact history of the state of E is uncertain. Since the E Shu Gui was salvaged from a pile of scrap copper shipped to the Shanghai Foundry from Hubei province, some scholars have inferred that the gui was excavated from Hubei, therefore proving that the E state during the Western Zhou was located in today's Hubei province.
( history ) Its capital , also known as Echeng and Ezhou .
A surname from Mandarin Chinese .
Translations
ancient nation
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鄂 (zh) ( È )
Japanese: 鄂 (ja) ( gaku )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ئێ ( ê )
Vietnamese: ngạc (vi)
Etymology 4
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 誒 / 诶 ( ê̄ ) , from E ɛ⁵⁵ .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
E
A Tai-Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China; Kjang E.
Translations
a Tai-Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County
See also
Etymology 5
Unknown.
Proper noun
E
A river in Highland council area, Scotland .
See also
Afar
Letter
E
The fifth letter of the Afar alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , T t , S s , E e , C c , K k , X x , I i , D d , Q q , R r , F f , G g , O o , L l , M m , N n , U u , W w , H h , Y y
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Noun
E (plural E's , diminutive E'tjie )
E
Albanian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɛ/ , /e/
Letter
E (upper case E , lower case e )
The 7th letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
See also
( Latin-script letters) shkronjë ; A a , B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , Dh dh , E e , Ë ë , F f , G g , Gj gj , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ll ll , M m , N n , Nj nj , O o , P p , Q q , R r , Rr rr , S s , Sh sh , T t , Th th , U u , V v , X x , Xh xh , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
Angami
Letter
E
The ninth letter of the Angami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) Ü ü , Üi üi , A a , Ai ai , I i , Ie ie , U u , Uo uo , E e , Ei ei , O o , Ou ou , K k , Kh kh , G g , Ng ng , C c , Ch ch , J j , Jh jh , Ny ny , T t , Th th , D d , N n , Ts ts , Tsh tsh , Dz dz , P p , Ph ph , B b , M m , Pf pf , Bv bv , Y y , Yh yh , R r , Rh rh , L l , Lh lh , F f , V v , W w , Wh wh , S s , Sh sh , Z z , Zh zh , H h
Azerbaijani
Letter
E upper case (lower case e )
The sixth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin script letters ) hərf ; A a , B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , Ə ə , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , X x , I ı , İ i , J j , K k , Q q , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u , Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Basque alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin-script letters ) A a , B b , C c , (Ç ç ), D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L , l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , (Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Catalan
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Catalan alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) lletres ; A a (À à ), B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e (É é , È è ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í , Ï ï ), J j , K k , L l (L·L l·l ), M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ò ò ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Central Franconian
Etymology
/ɛ/ is from Middle High German e (both ë and ẹ ) in most closed syllables, in some dialects also in open syllables; in Moselle Franconian from ö in the same positions.
/e/ is from i in most closed syllables; in Moselle Franconian from ü in the same positions.
/eː/ is from ei in Ripuarian and western Moselle Franconian (latter also öu ); from ie in Ripuarian and northern Moselle Franconian (latter also üe ); from ē, œ in southern Moselle Franconian; in some Moselle Franconian dialects from e, ö in open syllables.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( short open ) /ɛ/ , ( short closed ) /e/ , ( long ) /eː/ , ( reduced ) /ə/
Letter
E
A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
In the German-based spelling, short open /ɛ/ may also be represented by Ä (see there).
In the Dutch-based spelling, short closed /e/ , which ranges phonetically between and , is represented by I (see there).
Doubling of long E
In the German-based spelling, long e is doubled to ee when the German cognate word has ee as well. Long e may or may not be doubled in the following cases:
at the end of a word or word stem: hee or he ;
when it is followed by two or more consonants: Leech or rarely Lech ;
when the German cognate has two vowel letters: Steen or Sten (German Stein );
when the German cognate has a consonant lost or not present in Central Franconian: weed or wed (German wird );
when the German cognate has a short vowel: Keet or Ket (German Kette ).
In the Dutch-based spelling, long e is always doubled in closed syllables and at the end of a word, always written simple in non-final open syllables.
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
E (lower case e )
A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ⱥ ⱥ , A̱ a̱ , B b , C c , Cꞌ cꞌ , Cj cj , Cu cu , Cꞌu cꞌu , Cju cju , Ch ch , Chꞌ chꞌ , Chj chj , D d , Dy dy , E e , Ɇ ɇ , E̱ e̱ , G g , Gu gu , Hu hu , ꞌHu ꞌhu , I i , I̱ i̱ , J j , Jꞌ jꞌ , Jm jm , Jn jn , Jñ jñ , Ju ju , Jy jy , L l , M m , Mꞌ mꞌ , N n , Nꞌ nꞌ , Ñ ñ , Ñꞌ ñꞌ , O o , Ø ø , O̱ o̱ , P p , Pj pj , R r , S s , T t , Tꞌ tꞌ , Tj tj , Ts ts , Tsꞌ tsꞌ , Tsj tsj , U u , Ꞹ ꞹ , U̱ u̱ , X x , Z z , Zh zh , ꞌ
Chinese
Etymology 1
Romanisation of 𪘲 / 𬺌 ( ji1 ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
E
( Cantonese , nonstandard ) Alternative form of 𪘲 / 𬺌 ( ji1 ) .
Etymology 2
Romanisation of 依 ( ji1 ) .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
E
( Cantonese , nonstandard ) Alternative form of 依 ( ji1 , “ this; these ” ) .
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation 1
Letter
E
The fifth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Letter
E
The fifth letter used in Pinyin .
Usage notes
The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
Czech
Letter
E
The eighth letter of the Czech alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) písmeno ; A a , Á á , B b , C c , Č č , D d , Ď ď , E e , É é , Ě ě , F f , G g , H h , Ch ch , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ň ň , O o , Ó ó , P p , Q q , R r , Ř ř , S s , Š š , T t , Ť ť , U u , Ú ú , Ů ů , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Ý ý , Z z , Ž ž
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
E (capital , lowercase e )
The fifth letter of the Dutch alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin script letters ) letter ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Elfdalian
Letter
E (upper case E , lower case e )
The seventh letter of the Elfdalian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The sixth letter of the Esperanto alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin script letters ) litero ; A a , B b , C c , Ĉ ĉ , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ĝ ĝ , H h , Ĥ ĥ , I i , J j , Ĵ ĵ , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , R r , S s , Ŝ ŝ , T t , U u , Ŭ ŭ , V v , Z z
Noun
E
Abbreviation of eosto ( “ east ” ) .
Estonian
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Estonian alphabet , called ee and written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin-script letters ) täht ; A a , B b (C c ), D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p (Q q ), R r , S s , Š š , Z z , Ž ž , T t , U u , V v (W w ), Õ õ , Ä ä , Ö ö , Ü ü (X x , Y y )
Finnish
Etymology
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information , and E for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Finnish alphabet , called ee and written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin-script letters ) kirjain ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s (Š š ), T t , U u , V v (W w ), X x , Y y , Z z (Ž ž ), Å å , Ä ä , Ö ö
Noun
E
Abbreviation of eximia cum laude approbatur .
Alternative letter-case form of e ( “ E (musical note) ” )
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
E
Abbreviation of est ; east
Noun
E m
Abbreviation of est ; east
Letter
E
The fifth letter of the French alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) lettre ; A a (À à ,  â , Æ æ ), B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e (É é , È è , Ê ê , Ë ë ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Î î , Ï ï ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n (Ñ ñ ), O o (Ô ô , Œ œ ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ù ù , Û û , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y (Ÿ ÿ ), Z z
Galician
Noun
E
leste (east )
Synonyms
German
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the German alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) Buchstabe ; A a (Ä ä ), B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o (Ö ö ), P p , Q q , R r , S s (ẞ ß ), T t , U u (Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Letter
E
The second letter of the Hawaiian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā ), E e (Ē ē ), I i (Ī ī ), O o (Ō ō ), U u (Ū ū ), H h , K k , L l , M m , N n , P p , W w , ʻ
Hungarian
Pronunciation
( letter or phoneme itself; identifier ) : IPA (key ) : [ 1]
( musical note ) : IPA (key ) : ( in the names of major scales; see also e )
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The ninth letter of the Hungarian alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
Declension
Derived terms
See also
( Latin-script letters) betű ; A a , Á á , B b , C c , Cs cs , D d , Dz dz , Dzs dzs , E e , É é , F f , G g , Gy gy , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , Ly ly , M m , N n , Ny ny , O o , Ó ó , Ö ö , Ő ő , P p , Q q , R r , S s , Sz sz , T t , Ty ty , U u , Ú ú , Ü ü , Ű ű , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z , Zs zs
References
Icelandic
Letter
E (lower case e )
The sixth letter of the Icelandic alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bókstafur ; A a , Á á , B b , D d , Ð ð , E e , É é , F f , G g , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ú ú , V v , X x , Y y , Ý ý , Þ þ , Æ æ , Ö ö
Ido
Letter
E (lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Ido alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin-script letters ) litero ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L , l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the Latin letter E , from the Etruscan letter 𐌄 ( e , “ e ” ) , from the Ancient Greek letter Ε ( E , “ epsilon ” ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤄 ( h , “ he ” ) , from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓀠 .
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Indonesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin script letters ) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
Noun
E (plural E -E )
( education ) E : The grade below D in some grading systems. In most such systems, it is a failing grade
( vehicle-distinguishing signs ) vehicle number plate code for the Cirebon, Majalengka, Indramayu, and Kuningan areas
Further reading
Irish
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Irish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litir ; A a (Á á ), B b (Bh bh , bhF bhf , bP bp ), C c (Ch ch ), D d (Dh dh , dT dt ), E e (É é ), F f (Fh fh ), G g (gC gc , Gh gh ), H h , I i (Í í ), L l , M m (mB mb , Mh mh ), N n (nD nd , nG ng ), O o (Ó ó ), P p (Ph ph ), R r , S s (Sh sh ), T t (Th th , tS ts ), U u (Ú ú ), V v
( diacritics ) ◌́ ◌̇
( dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type ) Ḃ ḃ , Ċ ċ , Ḋ ḋ , Ḟ ḟ , Ġ ġ , Ṁ ṁ , Ṗ ṗ , Ṡ ẛ ṡ , Ṫ ṫ
Italian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈe/ *
( phonemic realization ) IPA (key ) : /e/ , /ɛ/
Letter
E f or m (invariable , upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Italian alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
Noun
E m
Abbreviation of est ; east
See also
(Latin-script letters ) lettera ; A a (À à ), B b , C c , D d , E e (É é , È è ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì , Î î , J j , K k ), L l , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ò ò ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù ), V v (W w , X x , Y y ), Z z
Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Japanese
Romanization
E
Rōmaji transcription of え
Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog E . Letter pronunciation is influenced by English E .
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈʔi/
( phoneme )
Syllabification: E
Letter
E or Ë (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet , called i and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
References
Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016 ) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography ] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN , pages 10-11
Kashubian
Etymology
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and E for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The seventh letter of the Kashubian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ą ą , Ã ã , B b , C c , D d , E e , É é , Ë ë , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , O o , Ò ò , Ó ó , Ô ô , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ù ù , W w , Y y , Z z , Ż ż
Latin
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
A letter in the Latin alphabet , representing the vowels /e/ and /eː/
Usage notes
Historical Latin texts did not generally distinguish short and long vowels orthographically. In modern texts and editions of older texts, the vowels are typically written ⟨E⟩ and ⟨Ē⟩ to mark the length distinction.
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , V v , X x , Y y , Z z
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs , which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur , and sporadically in Cyrillic .
Pronunciation
Letter
E
E (upper case , lower case e )
The seventh letter of the Latvian alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
The letter E /e (like its long counterpart Ē /ē ) represent two sounds, — šaurais e ( “ narrow e ” ) — and — platais e ( “ broad e ” ) . In principle, is used when there is a palatal element (the vowels i , ī , e , ē , the diphthongs ie , ei , and the palatal consonants j , ķ , ģ , ļ , ņ , š , ž , č , dž , and, in the old spelling, ŗ ) either in the same or in the following syllable; otherwise, is used. Unfortunately, some historical changes have obscured this pattern by removing some previously existing palatal elements; as a result of that, for a number of words the actual pronunciation of the letter e — or — must be memorized.
See also
(Latvian letters ) latviešu burti ; A a , Ā ā , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , Ģ ģ , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , Ķ ķ , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /æ/ , /eː/ , ( chiefly unstressed ) /ə/ , /e/
Letter
E (lower case e )
A letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
Long /eː/ is normally spelt ee . Before a single consonant it may be spelt e , but this is restricted to internationalisms (e.g. Meter ).
Apart from unstressed syllables, the pronunciation /ə/ , /e/ also occurs in the function words ech ; mech , dech , sech ; meng , deng , seng ; net . Otherwise these vowels are spelt Ë or É .
Malay
Pronunciation
Letter
E
The fifth letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin script letters ) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Maltese
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Maltese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) ittra ; A a , B b , Ċ ċ , D d , E e , F f , Ġ ġ , G g , Għ għ , H h , Ħ ħ , I i , Ie ie , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Ż ż , Z z
Navajo
Letter
E (lower case e )
A letter of the Navajo alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a (Á á , Ą ą , Ą́ ą́ ), B b , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dl dl , Dz dz , E e (É é , Ę ę , Ę́ ę́ ), G g , Gh gh , H h , Hw hw , X x , I i (Í í , Į į , Į́ į́ ), J j , K k , Kʼ kʼ , Kw kw , ʼ , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n (Ń ń ), O o (Ó ó , Ǫ ǫ , Ǫ́ ǫ́ ), S s , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tł tł , Tłʼ tłʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , W w , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
Norwegian Bokmål
Letter
E (lowercase e )
The fifth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin script letters ) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z , Æ æ , Ø ø , Å å
Nupe
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The sixth letter of the Nupe alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) banki ; A a (Á á , À à ), B b , C c , D d , Dz dz , E e (É é , È è ), F f , G g , Gb gb , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì ), J j , K k , Kp kp , L l , M m (Ḿ ḿ , M̀ m̀ , M̄ m̄ ), N n (Ń ń , Ǹ ǹ , N̄ n̄ ), O o (Ó ó , Ò ò ), P p , R r , S s , Sh sh , T t , Ts ts , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù ), V v , W w , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
Polish
Etymology
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and E for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The seventh letter of the Polish alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ą ą , B b , C c , Ć ć , D d , E e , Ę ę , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , Ń ń , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , Ś ś , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Z z , Ź ź , Ż ż
Portuguese
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Portuguese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin-script letters ) letra ; A a (Á á , À à , Â â , Ã ã ), B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e (É é , Ê ê ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ô ô , Õ õ ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
( International Standard ) The seventh letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
( Pan-Vlax ) The eighth letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , X x , I i , J j , K k , Kh kh , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Ph ph , R r , S s , T t , Th th , U u , V v , Z z International Standard: (À à , Ä ä , Ǎ ǎ ), Ć ć , Ćh ćh , (È è , Ë ë , Ě ě ), (Ì ì , Ï ï , Ǐ ǐ ), (Ò ò , Ö ö , Ǒ ǒ ), Rr rr , Ś ś , (Ù ù , Ü ü , Ǔ ǔ ), Ź ź , Ʒ ʒ , Q q , Ç ç , ϴ θ . Pan-Vlax: Č č , Čh čh , Dž dž , (Dź dź ), Ř ř , Š š , (Ś ś ), Ž ž , (Ź ź ) .
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The seventh letter of the Romanian alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
At the beginnings of some common words, this letter takes on the sound of /je/ as in este (/ˈje.ste/ ).
The digraph ea represents the diphthong /e̯a/ , as in prea (/pre̯a/ ).
See also
(Latin script letters ) A a , Ă ă , Â â , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Î î , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , Ș ș , T t , Ț ț , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Saanich
Pronunciation
Letter
E
The ninth letter of the Saanich alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A , Á , Ⱥ , B , C , Ć , Ȼ , D , E , H , I , Í , J , K , Ꝁ , Ꝃ , ₭ , Ḵ , Ḱ , L , Ƚ , M , N , Ṉ , O , P , Q , S , Ś , T , Ⱦ , Ṯ , Ŧ , U , W , W̱ , X , X̱ , Y , Z , s , ¸
Scottish Gaelic
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet , written in the Latin script . It is preceded by d and followed by f . Its traditional name is eadha ( “ aspen ” ) .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litir ; A a (À à ), B b (Bh bh ), C c (Ch ch ), D d (Dh dh ), E e (È è ), F f (Fh fh ), G g (Gh gh ), H h , I i (Ì ì ), L l , M m (Mh mh ), N n , O o (Ò ò ), P p (Ph ph ), R r , S s (Sh sh ), T t (Th th ), U u (Ù ù )
( diacritics ) ◌̀
( obsolete vowels ) Á á É é Ó ó
Silesian
Etymology
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and E for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The seventh letter of the Silesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ã ã , B b , C c , Ć ć , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , Ń ń , O o , Ŏ ŏ , Ō ō , Ô ô , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Ś ś , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Z z , Ź ź , Ż ż
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
E (lower case e )
The tenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bukva ; A a , Â â , B b , C c , Č č , Ʒ ʒ , Ǯ ǯ , D d , Đ đ , E e , F f , G g , Ǧ ǧ , Ǥ ǥ , H h , I i , J j , K k , Ǩ ǩ , L l , M m , N n , Ŋ ŋ , O o , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , V v , Z z , Ž ž , Å å , Ä ä , ʹ
Slovene
Etymology
From Gaj's Latin alphabet E , from Czech alphabet E , from Latin E , from the Etruscan letter 𐌄 ( e , “ e ” ) , from the Ancient Greek letter Ε ( E , “ epsilon ” ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤄 ( h , “ he ” ) , from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓀠 .
Pronunciation
( phoneme, Standard Slovene ) : IPA (key ) : /éː/ , /èː/ , /ɛ́/ , /ɛ́ː/ , /ɛ̀ː/ , /ə́/ , /ə̀/ , /e/ , /ɛ/ , , , ,
( phoneme, Resian ) : IPA (key ) : /ɛ/
( phoneme, Natisone Valley dialect ) : IPA (key ) : /ɛː/ , /ɛ/ , /ɛ̆/
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /èː/ , /éː/
( letter name, archaic ) : IPA (key ) : /ɛ́/
Audio ( letter name, non-tonal ) : (file )
Rhymes: -eː
Homophone : e
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The sixth letter of the Slovene alphabet , written in the Latin script .
The eighth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script .
The sixth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script .
Noun
E m inan or n
The name of the Latin script letter E / e .
Usage notes
Nowadays, it is hardly ever neuter gender, so it is considered obsolete.[ 1]
Declension
More common when with a definite adjective
Masculine inan., no endings
nom. sing.
E
gen. sing.
E
singular
dual
plural
nominative
E
E
E
accusative
E
E
E
genitive
E
E
E
dative
E
E
E
locative
E
E
E
instrumental
E
E
E
Neuter, no endings
nom. sing.
E
gen. sing.
E
singular
dual
plural
nominative
E
E
E
accusative
E
E
E
genitive
E
E
E
dative
E
E
E
locative
E
E
E
instrumental
E
E
E
See also
(Latin script letters ) A a , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Ë
Ē
È
É
Ê
References
^ Toporišič, Jože (2000 ) Slovenska slovnica / Jože Toporišič. - 4. prenovljena in razširjena izd. (in Slovene), Maribor: Obzorja, →ISBN
Further reading
“E ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
Somali
Pronunciation
Letter
E upper case (lower case e )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Somali alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
The twenty-fourth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by A and followed by I .
See also
( Latin-script letters) ʼ , B b , T t , J j , X x , Kh kh , D d , R r , S s , Sh sh , Dh dh , C c , G g , F f , Q q , K k , L l , M m , N n , W w , H h , Y y , A a , E e , I i , O o , U u
Spanish
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Spanish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; A a (Á á ), B b , C c , D d , E e (É é ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , O o (Ó ó ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Noun
E m
Abbreviation of este ; east
Swedish
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Swedish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bokstav ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z , Å å , Ä ä , Ö ö
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish E . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English E .
Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by the Baybayin character ᜁ ( i ) .
Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish E .
Pronunciation
( Standard Tagalog )
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔi/ ( letter name, Filipino alphabet )
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔe/ ( letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario )
IPA (key ) : /ˈe/ ( phoneme, stressed or unstressed )
Syllabification: E
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet ), called i and written in the Latin script .
The fifth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet ), called e and written in the Latin script .
( historical ) The sixth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario ), called e and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) titik ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Ë
Further reading
“E ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Turkish
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The sixth letter of the Turkish alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin script letters ) harf ; A a , B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , I ı , İ i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u , Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The eighth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script .
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 )
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The seventh letter of the Welsh alphabet , called e and written in the Latin script . It is preceded by Dd and followed by F .
Mutation
E cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take h-prothesis , for example with the word eliffant ( “ elephant ” ) :
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
( Latin-script letters) llythyren ; A a (Á á , À à , Â â , Ä ä ), B b , C c , Ch ch , D d , Dd dd , E e (É é , È è , Ê ê , Ë ë ), F f , Ff ff , G g , Ng ng , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì , Î î , Ï ï ), J j , L l , Ll ll , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ò ò , Ô ô , Ö ö ), P p , Ph ph , R r , Rh rh , S s , T t , Th th , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù , Û û , Ü ü ), W w (Ẃ ẃ , Ẁ ẁ , Ŵ ŵ , Ẅ ẅ ), Y y (Ý ý , Ỳ ỳ , Ŷ ŷ , Ÿ ÿ )
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “E ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fourth letter of the Yoruba alphabet , called é and written in the Latin script .
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
Zulu
Letter
E (upper case , lower case e )
The fifth letter of the Zulu alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z