є

See also: Є, є̈, ϵ, and Appendix:Variations of "e"

є U+0454, є
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER UKRAINIAN IE
ѓ
[U+0453]
Cyrillic ѕ
[U+0455]
Older graphic variant.

Translingual

Letter

є (upper case Є)

  1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called Ukrainian ye.
  2. A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called yest, yestu or broad e.
  3. a substitute for the Latin letter in the Unified Northern Alphabet.

Alternative forms

  • е (narrow e)

Carpathian Rusyn

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /je/

Letter

є • (je) (upper case Є)

  1. The eighth letter of the Rusyn alphabet

See also

Mongolian

Letter

є • (ö) (lower case, upper case Є)

  1. nonstandard form of ө (ö)

Usage notes

This letter is used as a substitute for ө (ö) on keyboards without Mongolian support.

Northern Khanty

Letter

є (ê) (upper case Є)

  1. A letter of the Northern Khanty alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology 1

Letter

є • (e) (lower case, upper case Є)

  1. alternative form of е (e)
See also

Etymology 2

Pronoun

є • (e)

  1. alternative form of е (e)

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛ]
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: є

Etymology 1

Letter

є (je) (lower case, upper case Є)

  1. The eighth letter of the Pannonian Rusyn alphabet, called є (je), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Slovak je, from Proto-Slavic *estь. Doublet of єст (jest).

Verb

є (je)

  1. third-person singular indicative present of буц (buc)
    Нє дома є, озда пошол на польоNje doma je, ozda pošol na polʹoHe is not at home, I guess he went to the field
    Барз є заняти, нє ма часуBarz je zanjati, nje ma časuHe is very busy, he doesn't have time

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

є (je)

  1. third-person singular present of єсц (jesc)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɛ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: є

Etymology 1

Letter

є • (je) (lower case, upper case Є)

  1. The eighth letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called є (je), and written in the Cyrillic script.
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

є • (je)

  1. present indicative of бу́ти (búty): am, is, are
  2. there is, there are
    Antonym: нема́ (nemá)
  3. used to express possession
    Synonym: ма́ти (máty)
    у ме́не є пита́нняu méne je pytánnjaI have a question
  4. to be (+ instrumental case)