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.

E (lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  e  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter E):  Éé  Èè  Êê  Ḙḙ  Ěě  Ĕĕ  Ẽẽ  Ḛḛ  Ẻẻ  Ėė  Ëë  Ēē  Ȩȩ  Ęę  ᶒ  Ɇɇ  Ȅȅ  Ếế  Ềề  Ễễ  Ểể  Ḝḝ  Ḗḗ  Ḕḕ  Ȇȇ  Ẹẹ  Ệệ  ⱸ  ᴇ  Ｅｅ  Ææ  Ǽǽ  Ǣǣ  &  Œœ  ᵫ
• See Appendix:Variations of "e"
• (other scripts) Ε (“Epsilon”) Е

E

1. (sciences, computing) Symbol separating mantissa from the exponent in scientific notation.

   2E5 = 2 × 10⁵

2. (computing) Hexadecimal symbol for 14.
3. (physics) Energy.

   E=mc²

4. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for glutamic acid
5. (mathematics) expectation function
6. Abbreviation of exa-.
7. (linguistics) A wildcard for a front vowel

   synonyms: I

8. (clothing) Bra cup size.

• (scientific notation): e

• Letter styles
• Uppercase and lowercase versions of E, in normal and italic type
• Uppercase and lowercase E in Fraktur

Character=E5

Other representations of E:

• (phoneme, usually): IPA^(key): /ɛ/, /iː/, or silent

• Audio (UK):

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• Audio (US):

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• (letter name): IPA^(key): /iː/
• Rhymes: -iː

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).

E (upper case, lower case e, plural Es or E's)

1. 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.

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The ordinal number fifth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

• (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

Abbreviation.

E

1. (ESRB rating) Abbreviation of everyone.
2. East.

E (plural Es)

1. (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.

3. (chiefly LGBTQ) Abbreviation of estrogen or estradiol.

   Coordinate term: T (“testosterone”)

4. 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 […]

   • a2003, 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.”

6. Abbreviation of episode (“installment of a series”).

   The pilot episode is S01E01.

E

1. (religion) Abbreviation of Elohist.

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄂 (È).

• O (Wade–Giles)

• IPA^(key): /ʌ/, enPR: ǔ
• Rhymes: -ʌ

E

1. (history) A state in ancient China of varying location in present-day Shanxi, Henan, and Hubei.
   • 2002, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities‎^[1], →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^[2], 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^[3], 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.

2. (history) Its capital, also known as Echeng and Ezhou.
3. A surname from Mandarin Chinese.

• Echeng, Eping, Ezhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 誒 / 诶 (ê̄), from E ɛ⁵⁵.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ/, enPR: ĕ
• Rhymes: -ɛ

E

1. A Tai-Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China; Kjang E.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of E terms

Unknown.

E

1. A river in Highland council area, Scotland.

E

1. The fifth letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɪə/

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

E (plural E's, diminutive E'tjie)

1. E

• IPA^(key): /ɛ/, /e/

E (upper case E, lower case e)

1. The 7th letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.

• (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

E

1. The ninth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

E upper case (lower case e)

1. The sixth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin script letters) hərf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz

• IPA^(key): /e/, [e̞]

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Basque alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

• (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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈe]

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

• (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

• /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.

• IPA^(key): (short open) /ɛ/, (short closed) /e/, (long) /eː/, (reduced) /ə/

E

1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

• 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 [e] and [ɪ], is represented by I (see there).

• IPA^(key): /e/

E (lower case e)

1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

• (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

Romanisation of 𪘲 / 𬺌 (ji¹).

E

1. (Cantonese, nonstandard) alternative form of 𪘲 / 𬺌 (ji¹)

Romanisation of 依 (ji¹).

E

1. (Cantonese, nonstandard) alternative form of 依 (ji¹, “this; these”)

E

1. The fifth letter of the Latin alphabet.

E

1. The fifth letter used in Pinyin.

• The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

E

1. The eighth letter of the Czech alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /eː/

• Audio:

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E (capital, lowercase e)

1. The fifth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, e, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

• ᛆ (Dalecarlian runes)

E (upper case E, lower case e)

1. The seventh letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /e/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /e/

• Audio:

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E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The sixth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin script letters) litero; Aa, Bb, Cc, Ĉĉ, Dd, e, Ff, Gg, Ĝĝ, Hh, Ĥĥ, Ii, Jj, Ĵĵ, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Ŝŝ, Tt, Uu, Ŭŭ, Vv, Zz

E

1. abbreviation of eosto (“east”)

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called ee and written in the Latin script.

• (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)

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.

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called ee and written in the Latin script.

• (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

E

1. abbreviation of eximia cum laude approbatur
2. alternative letter-case form of e (“E (musical note)”)

• IPA^(key): /ə/

• Audio (Paris):

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E

1. abbreviation of est; east

E m

1. abbreviation of est; east

E

1. The fifth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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 (Πî, 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

E

1. leste (east)

• (east): L

• IPA^(key): /ʔeː/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː
• Homophones: Ä (one pronunciation), eh

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

• (letter name) ʻē

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈʔeː/
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /e/

E

1. The second letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

• (letter or phoneme itself; identifier): IPA^(key): [ˈɛː]^[1]
• (musical note): IPA^(key): [ˈeː] (in the names of major scales; see also e)

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The ninth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

• E-dúr
• E-vitamin

• (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

E (lower case e)

1. The sixth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, 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

E (lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /e/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /e/, /ɛ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ə/

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.

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, e, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Abbreviation.

E (plural E-E)

1. (education) E: The grade below D in some grading systems. In most such systems, it is a failing grade
2. (vehicle-distinguishing signs) vehicle number plate code for the Cirebon, Majalengka, Indramayu, and Kuningan areas

• “E” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈe/^*
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: É
  • Homophone: e
• (phonemic realization) IPA^(key): /e/, /ɛ/
  • Homophones: e, è

E f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Italian alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

E m

1. abbreviation of est; east

• (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

E

1. Rōmaji transcription of え

Borrowed from Tagalog E. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English E.

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈʔi/ [ˈʔi̞]
  • Rhymes: -i
• (phoneme)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔə/ [ˈʔɨ]
    • Rhymes: -ə
  • IPA^(key): (uncommon) /ʔe/ [ʔe]
    • Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: E

E or Ë (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

• (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

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[4] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

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.

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The seventh letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, àã, 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

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. A letter in the Latin alphabet, representing the vowels /e/ and /eː/

• 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.

• (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

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.

• IPA^(key): [ɛ]

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [æ]

• Audio:

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E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The seventh letter of the Latvian alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

The letter E/e (like its long counterpart Ē/ē) represent two sounds, [ɛ] — šaurais e (“narrow e”) — and [æ] — platais e (“broad e”). In principle, [ɛ] 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, [æ] 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 — [ɛ] or [æ] — must be memorized.

• (Latvian letters) latviešu burti; Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, e, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

• IPA^(key): /æ/, /eː/, (chiefly unstressed) /ə/, /e/

E (lower case e)

1. A letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• 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.

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [i]
• (Phoneme 1) IPA^(key): [e], [ɛ]
• (Phoneme 2) IPA^(key): [ə]

E

1. The fifth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, e, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

E (lower case e)

1. A letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

E (lowercase e)

1. The fifth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, e, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /e/

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The sixth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

• IPA^(key): /e/

E

1. A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• Modern editions of Old English texts often mark long versions of this vowel with a macron (Ē) or acute accent (É).

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ/

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The seventh letter of the Polish alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

• (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

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, 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

• IPA^(key): /e/

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. (International Standard) The seventh letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax) The eighth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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).

• IPA^(key): /e/, /je/

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The seventh letter of the Romanian alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

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/).

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Ăă, Ââ, Bb, Cc, Dd, e, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Îî, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Șș, Tt, Țț, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

• IPA^(key): /ə/

E

1. The ninth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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, ¸

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. 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”).

• (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

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.

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The seventh letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, àã, 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

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /e/, /ɛ/

E (lower case e)

1. The tenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  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

• Є (Metelko alphabet)

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.

• (phoneme, Standard Slovene): IPA^(key): /éː/, /èː/, /ɛ́/, /ɛ́ː/, /ɛ̀ː/, /ə́/, /ə̀/, /e/, /ɛ/, [ɪ́], [ɪ̀], [é̞], [è̞]
• (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):

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• Rhymes: -eː
• Homophone: e

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The sixth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. The eighth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
3. The sixth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.

E m inan or n

1. The name of the Latin script letter E / e.

Nowadays, it is hardly ever neuter gender, so it is considered obsolete.^[1]

• Overall more common

• More common when with a definite adjective

• Obsolete

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, e, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Zz, Žž
• Ë
• Ē
• È
• É
• Ê

• “E”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɛ/, /e/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʔɛ/

E upper case (lower case e)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Somali alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

• The twenty-fourth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by A and followed by I.

• (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

E (upper case, lower case e)

1. The fifth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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