jé

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

Noun

jé n (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter J.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) písmeno; á, bé, cé, dé, é, ef, gé, há, chá, í, jé, ká, el, em, en, ó, pé, kvé, er, es, té, ú, vé, dvojité vé, iks, ypsilon, zet

Etymology 2

Interjection

jé

1. wow (the expression of surprise)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -jeː

Etymology 1

Of debated origin:

1. An onomatopoeia.
2. Borrowed from German je.

Interjection

jé

1. wow, gee (the expression of surprise)

Etymology 2

Noun

jé

1. The name of the Latin-script letter J.

Declension

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) betű; a, á, bé, cé, csé, dé, dzé, dzsé, e, é, eff, gé, gyé, há, i, í, jé, ká, ell, ellipszilon / elly / ejj, emm, enn, enny, o, ó, ö, ő, pé, kú, err, ess, essz, té, tyé, u, ú, ü, ű, vé, dupla vé / vevé, iksz, ipszilon, zé, zsé. (See also: Latin script letters.)

References

Further reading

• jé in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Anagrams

• éj

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeː/

Noun

jé

1. The name of the Latin-script letter j.

Usage notes

Although the letter ⟨j⟩ is not used in Irish, it has a name so it can be referred to in mathematical or scientific usage or when spelling words in other languages.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
• Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.

Tarantino

Verb

jé

1. third-person singular present indicative of essere