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Translingual
Etymology
Modification of capital letter E in uncial script, from Ancient Greek Ε (E, epsilon).
Pronunciation
Pronunciation of IPA [eː]: (file)
Letter
e (upper case E)
- The fifth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
- (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
- (select similar letters and symbols) ɘ ǝ Ə Ɛ Æ Œ
- (other scripts) ε (epsilon) е
- See Appendix:Variations of "e"
Symbol
e
- (mathematics) The base of natural logarithms, also known as Euler's number, a transcendental number with a value of approximately 2.718281828459…
- (sciences, computing) Symbol separating mantissa from the exponent in scientific notation.
- 1.2566e−6 = 1.2566 × 10−6
- (IPA) a close-mid front unrounded vowel.
- (superscript ⟨ᵉ⟩, IPA) [e]-coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [e].
- (algebra, group theory) identity element.
- a ∘ e = e ∘ a = a
- (particle physics) Electron.
- (physics) Elementary charge.
- (mathematics) Eccentricity.
- 2006 August, Alexander V. Krivov, Artem G. Feofilov, Valeri V. Dikarev, “Search for the putative dust belts of Mars: The late 2007 opportunity”, in Planetary and Space Science, volume 54, numbers 9–10 (in English), , page 873:
- In addition, we included here another effect—the modulation of the radiation pressure force by the orbital eccentricity of Mars, —an effect, whose existence was first pointed out by Juhász and Horányi (1995) […]
- (materials science) Engineering strain.
- Coordinate term: ε (true strain)
Usage notes
In the sense as a mathematical constant, the symbol is traditionally represented in an italic font.
Synonyms
Gallery
- Letter styles
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of E, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase E in Fraktur
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Approximate form of upper case letter E in uncial script that was the source for lower case e
See also
Other representations of E:
English
Etymology 1
The letter name is ultimately from Latin ē. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced, in whole or in part, five futhorc letters in the 7th century: ᛖ (e), ᚫ (æ), ᛠ (ea), ᛇ (eo), and ᛟ (œ).
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ˈiː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɛ/, /iː/, /ɪ/, /ə/, /eɪ/
- In addition to the phonemes noted above, "e" can also be silent, representing no sound itself but indicating which phoneme another letter in the word represents. See the article "Silent e" on Wikipedia.
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E, plural es or e's)
Coordinate terms
- (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
Derived terms
Number
e (lower case, upper case E)
- The ordinal number fifth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.
Noun
e (plural ees)
Alternative forms
Coordinate terms
- (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, , ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee/zed (Category: en:Latin letter names)
Etymology 2
From a deliberate apheresis of both he and she.
Pronoun
e (third-person singular, nominative case, accusative em, possessive adjective eir, possessive noun eirs, reflexive emself)
- (rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
- 2000, Jane Love, “Ethics, Plugged and Unplugged: The Pegagogy of Disorderly Conduct”, in James A. Inman, Donna N. Sewell, editors, Taking flight with OWLs: Examining Electronic Writing Center Work, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, →OL, LCC PE1414.T24 1999, page 193:
- 2023, Aimee Ogden, “A Half-Remembered World”, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, vol. 145, no. 1-2, whole no. 768 (July/August 2023), pages 146-202
- Empre waded out to help them cross the last stretch. More people, a few hundred, perhaps, had gathered along the shore. One of them came running at Melu with a cry—she threw up her arms in defense. But it was Aeran, only Aeran. E seized Asu and clasped her close, eir eyes closed tightly as e sobbed eir relief.
Synonyms
- ey
- see Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns
Translations
Etymology 3
Abbreviations.
Symbol
e
- (Stenoscript) a word-initial letter ⟨e⟩
- (Stenoscript) the long vowel /iː/ at the end of a word, or before a final consonant that is not /dʒ, v, z/. (Note: the final consonant is not written; [ɪə˞] counts as /iːr/.)
- (Stenoscript) the words he, me
Etymology 4
From the common method of counting semiquavers as "one-e-and-a, two-e-and-a" and so on.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiː/
Noun
e
- (music, informal) The second semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat.
Alternative forms
Afar
Letter
e
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
Audio: (file)
Noun
e (plural e's, diminutive e'tjie)
Ainu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e̞/
Verb
e (Kana spelling エ)
- (transitive) to eat
Synonyms
See also
- ku (“to drink”)
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- Conjunction e (“and, also”): according to Orel from Proto-Albanian *ō(d), from Proto-Indo-European *ēd ~ *ōd (ablative sg. stem of Proto-Indo-European *ē- ~ *ō-).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛ]
Conjunction
e
Related terms
Pronoun
e m or f or n
- Third-person singular accusative-case pronominal clitic (him, her, it)
- E di. / S'e di.
- I know it. / I don't know it.
- E bleva.
- I bought it.
Preposition
e f or pl
- masculine singular preposition, plural preposition
- of (+ dative)
- Besa e shqiptarit nuk shitet pazarit.
- The honor of an Albanian can not be sold or bought in a bazaar.
Article
e
- adjectival article for:
- definite masculine singular adjectives in all accusative case
- indefinite feminine singular adjectives in the nominative case
- definite plural and feminine singular adjectives in the nominative and accusative cases
Related terms
See also
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | i | i | e | e | të | të | të | e |
accusative | të | e | të | e | të | të | të | e |
dative and ablative | të | të | të | së | të | të | të | të |
Notice that while both adjectives require the adjectival article and the same masculine plural agreement, only the first adjectival article takes its definite form, as the second is not in the immediate environment of the modified definite noun.
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Conjunction e (and also)”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
Alemannic German
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə/
Article
e f
Declension
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Angolar
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
e
Aromanian
Etymology
Conjunction
e
Synonyms
- (and): shi
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e lower case (upper case E)
See also
- (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
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/, [e̞]
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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
Noun
e (indeclinable)
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta
Breton
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
e
Etymology 2
From Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni.
Preposition
e
Usage notes
It contracts with the articles, see el, en and er.
Inflection
singular | plural | ||
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1st person | ennon | ennomp | |
2nd person | ennout | ennoc'h | |
3rd person | m | ennañ | enno |
f | enni | ||
impersonal | ennor |
Catalan
Pronunciation
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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 Mazahua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e (upper 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
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yī
- Zhuyin: ㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yi
- Wade–Giles: i1
- Yale: yī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i
- Palladius: и (i)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yì
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yì
- Wade–Giles: i4
- Yale: yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih
- Palladius: и (i)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji1
- Yale: yī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji1
- Guangdong Romanization: yi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Prefix
e
- e- (electronic)
Etymology 2
From clipping of English email.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji1 / i1
- Yale: yī / ī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji1 / i1
- Guangdong Romanization: yi1 / i1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː⁵⁵/, /iː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
e
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) to email
Corsican
Etymology
From the earlier le.
Pronunciation
Article
e f pl (masculine singular u, feminine singular a, masculine plural i)
- the (feminine plural)
Usage notes
- Before a vowel, e turns into l'.
Pronoun
e f pl
- them (feminine direct object)
Usage notes
- Before a vowel, e turns into l'.
See also
nominative | dative | accusative | disjunctive | |||
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singular | 1st person | eiu | mi | mè | ||
2nd person | tù | ti | tè | |||
3rd person | m | ellu | li | u, l' | ellu | |
f | ella | a, l' | ella | |||
plural | 1st person | noi | ci | noi | ||
2nd person | voi | vi | voi | |||
3rd person | m | elli | li | i, l' | elli | |
f | elle | e, l' | elle |
References
Czech
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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
Dalmatian
Etymology
Conjunction
e
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eː
- (letter name): IPA(key): /eː/
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
- the fifth letter of the Dutch alphabet
See also
Emilian
Etymology
From Latin et, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Conjunction
e
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /e/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /e/
Audio: (file)
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
See also
- (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
Noun
e (accusative singular e-on, plural e-oj, accusative plural e-ojn)
See also
- (Latin script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, , fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo (Category: eo:Latin letter names)
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː/, [ˈeː]
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Conjunction
e
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)
Fala
Conjunction
e
- alternative form of i
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Letter
e (upper case E)
See also
- (Latin script letters) bókstavur; Aa, Áá, Bb, Dd, Ðð, E, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Íí, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Óó, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Úú, Vv, Yy, Ýý, Ææ, Øø
Finnish
Etymology 1
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.
Pronunciation
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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
Etymology 2
Noun
e
Usage notes
Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.
Declension
Inflection of e (Kotus type 18/maa)
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Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə/, (also) /ø/, /œ/
Audio: (file)
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Derived terms
Friulian
Etymology
Conjunction
e
Fula
Etymology 1
See Translingual section.
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Usage notes
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Conjunction
e
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
- In writing, some add an "h" before and even also after the "e": he,heh. Not sure these would count as variants.
Galician
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe/ [ˈɪ]
- Rhymes: -e
Conjunction
e
- and
- Túa irmá e eu fomos cear e despois ao cine.
- Your sister and I went to have dinner and then to the cinema.
Etymology 2
See Translingual section.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ/ [ˈɛ]
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Noun
e m (plural es)
- (name of the letter E, e)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), 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, X x, Z z
Further reading
- “e”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “e”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “e”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “e”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Gothic
Romanization
e
- romanization of 𐌴
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese e. Cognate with Kabuverdianu e.
Conjunction
e
Gullah
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iː/
Determiner
e
Pronoun
e (object-oblique case: um, possessive adjective: , possessive pronoun: e-own, reflexive pronoun: e-sef)
Inflection
Number | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
puss'n | subject | object-oblique | subject | object-oblique |
fus | Uh, A1 |
me | we | |
sekint | yuh, ya1 | oonuh, oona1 | ||
tud | e, i1 |
um | dey | dem |
1 alternate spelling
Usage notes
- Gullah does not distinguish its third-person pronouns between any genders, so he, she, and it are all communicated through
References
- Virginia Mixson Geraty, Gulluh fuh oonuh: Gullah for You (1997)
- Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)
Gun
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /é/
Pronoun
é
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Pronoun
e
See also
Gungbe personal pronouns | ||||||
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Number | Person | Emphatic Pronoun | Subject Pronoun | Object Pronoun | Possessive Determiner | |
Singular | First | nyɛ́, yẹ́n | ùn, n | mi | cé, ṣié | |
Second | jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀ | à | wè | tòwè | ||
Third | éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀ | é | è | étɔ̀n, étọ̀n | ||
Plural | First | mílɛ́, mílẹ́ | mí | mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n | ||
Second | mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́ | mì | mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n | |||
Third | yélɛ́, yélẹ́ | yé | yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n |
Hawaiian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Particle
e
- used to mark the following verb as an infinitive; to
- used before a name, a noun or a phrase to address someone or something
Preposition
e
- by (indicating the agent of a verb in the passive voice)
Hungarian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Uralic *e-. Cognates include Finnish että and Estonian et.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛ
Determiner
e (demonstrative)
Pronoun
e
- (archaic, except before most consonant-initial postpositions) this
- Itt a mozi, e mellett lakunk mi. ― Here is the cinema; we live next to this.
Usage notes
A rarer substitute of ez, but unlike ez, it does not take the case of the noun it is attached to, and no definite article is used:
- ezen a helyen ― e helyen ― at this place (literally, “on this place”)
- ebben a házban ― e házban ― in this house
Most consonant-initial postpositions can take e, e.g. e nélkül, e helyett, see Pronominal adverbs from postpositions, in the column “that one, this one”. On the other hand, vowel-initial postpositions take ez (e.g. ez alatt, ez iránt).
Interjection
e
- (folksy) look!, hey! (expressing surprise or wanting to get attention)
- E! Hát Józsi meg hová tűnt? ― Hey! Where is Joe?
- Itt van, e! (informal) ― Here it is.
Etymology 2
See Translingual section.
Pronunciation
- (letter or phoneme itself; identifier): IPA(key): [ˈɛː][2] or IPA(key): [ˈæː] in Western dialects
- (musical note): IPA(key): [ˈeː] (in the names of minor scales; see also E)
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | e | e-k |
accusative | e-t | e-ket |
dative | e-nek | e-knek |
instrumental | e-vel | e-kkel |
causal-final | e-ért | e-kért |
translative | e-vé | e-kké |
terminative | e-ig | e-kig |
essive-formal | e-ként | e-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | e-ben | e-kben |
superessive | e-n | e-ken |
adessive | e-nél | e-knél |
illative | e-be | e-kbe |
sublative | e-re | e-kre |
allative | e-hez | e-khez |
elative | e-ből | e-kből |
delative | e-ről | e-kről |
ablative | e-től | e-ktől |
non-attributive possessive – singular |
e-é | e-ké |
non-attributive possessive – plural |
e-éi | e-kéi |
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
---|---|---|
1st person sing. | e-m | e-im |
2nd person sing. | e-d | e-id |
3rd person sing. | e-je | e-i |
1st person plural | e-nk | e-ink |
2nd person plural | e-tek | e-itek |
3rd person plural | e-jük | e-ik |
Derived terms
Usage notes
Many Hungarian dialects preserve a distinction between two vowels that are both written with e and are pronounced /ɛ/ in the standard language. In text that wishes to highlight the distinction, e ("open e") is contrasted with ë ("closed e").
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
- -e (suffix)
References
- ^ Entry #125 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
- ^ Siptár, Péter and Miklós Törkenczy. The Phonology of Hungarian. The Phonology of the World’s Languages. Oxford University Press, 2007. →ISBN, p. 280
Further reading
- (sound, letter, abbreviation): e , (musical note, its symbol or key/position): e , (pronoun, alternative form of ez): e , (folksy interjection pointing at something nearby): e , (interjection, rare alternative form of eh): e in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- e in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Iau
Noun
e
Further reading
- Bill Palmer, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area (→ISBN, 2017), page 531, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛː/
Letter
e (upper case E)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e (upper case E)
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
Conjunction
e
- apocopic form of ed
Related terms
Igbo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e (upper case E, lower case e)
Alternative forms
- a (retracted tongue position)
Pronoun
e
Usage notes
- Often gets translated into English with the passive voice.
See also
Indo-Portuguese
Etymology
From Portuguese e (“and”).
Conjunction
e
- and (expresses two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other)
- 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:
- Trasê tamêm um vaquinh bem gord e matá par nós comê e par nós regalá
- Bring also a small and very fat cow and kill (it) for us to eat and for us to feast on
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /e/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /e/, /ɛ/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ə/
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
See also
- (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
Interlingua
Alternative forms
- (rare) et
Conjunction
e
Irish
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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
Istriot
Etymology
Conjunction
e
- and
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:
- Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.
- Dear, with that little white and red face.
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin ē (the name of the letter E).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe/*
- Rhymes: -e
- Hyphenation: é
Letter
e f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case E)
Noun
e f (invariable)
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, kappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- ed (before a word starting with a vowel, especially /e ɛ/.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/*
- Rhymes: -e
- Hyphenation: e
Conjunction
e
- and
- (archaic, literary) (e... e) both... and or just ... and (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
- 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 4–6; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
Usage notes
- Causes syntactic doubling of a following initial consonant.
References
- ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951
Further reading
e in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Italiot Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αἱ (hai).
Article
e
- feminine nominative plural of o
Japanese
Romanization
e
- The hiragana syllable え (e) or the katakana syllable エ (e) in Hepburn romanization.
- The hiragana syllable へ (e) or the katakana syllable ヘ (e) in Hepburn romanization. (as particle)
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese e.
Conjunction
e
Kaingang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Verb
e
References
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Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog e. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English e.
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈʔi/ [ˈʔi̞]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: e
- (phoneme)
Letter
e or ë (lower case, upper case E)
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][4] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11
Kapampangan
Etymology
From ali or Proto-Philippine *diq (“particle of negation”).
Prefix
e
- un-, non-, in-
- Iyang emakapunta
- S/he's unable to go
- Taung eyakakit
- Invisible man
- Lugud a ekalinguwan
- Unforgettable love
- Ekakabieng bage
- Nonliving things
- Emakasulung
- Unable to proceed
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 (lower case, upper case E)
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
Kosraean
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy. Compare Malay api, Malagasy afo, Tsat pui³³, Palauan ngau, Chuukese ááf, Tongan afi, Samoan afi and Hawaiian ahi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Noun
e
Latin
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Letter
e
- A letter of the Latin alphabet.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː]
Noun
ē f (indeclinable)
- The name of the letter E.
Coordinate terms
- (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta
References
- e in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "e", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- e in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- e in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."
Etymology 3
Abbreviated from ex.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː]
Preposition
ē (+ ablative)
- alternative form of ex
- c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 6:
- ..et ignis semina convolvunt e nubibus.
- ..and the seeds of fire roll from the clouds.
- ..et ignis semina convolvunt e nubibus.
Derived terms
Related terms
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 1
- IPA(key): [ɛ]
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): [æ]
Audio: (file)
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Usage notes
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.
See also
- (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
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): [ɛ]
Noun
e m (invariable)
- The Latvian name of the Latin script letter E/e.
See also
- (Latvian letter names) latviešu burtu vārdi; a, garais ā, bē, cē, čē, dē, , garais ē, ef, gā, ģē, hā, i, garais ī, jē, kā, ķē, el, eļ, em, en, eņ, o, pē, er, es, eš, tē, u, garais ū, vē, zē, žē
Ligurian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Etymology 1
From Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European *éti (“beyond, over”).
Conjunction
e
Etymology 2
Article
e f pl (singular a)
Inflection
Livonian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e (upper case E)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, D̦ d̦, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Lule Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
e
- third-person plural present of ij
Malay
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
See also
- (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
Maltese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ/ (short phoneme)
- IPA(key): /a/ (some speakers; when following għ in an unstressed final syllable)
- IPA(key): /ɛː/ (long phoneme)
- In inherited words, long e occurs only next to vowelised għ or h. In Romance words, it can be long on its own.
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic. Compare Italian eh and English eh.
Interjection
e
- Used as a hook, to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said
- Used to emphasize the (often negative) emotion felt by the speaker
- Synonym: menn
Alternative forms
Mandarin
Romanization
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呃
e
- nonstandard spelling of ē
- nonstandard spelling of é
- nonstandard spelling of ě
- nonstandard spelling of è
- nonstandard spelling of ê̄
- nonstandard spelling of ế
- nonstandard spelling of ê̌
- nonstandard spelling of ề
Usage notes
- 《汉语拼音方案》 (Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) defines a standard pronunciation for each letter in Hanyu Pinyin with Zhuyin. ㄝ (/ɛ/) typically only occurs in syllables with an initial glide (e.g. ㄧㄝ (-ie /i̯ɛ/)), where it is romanized as e. When it occurs in syllables without an initial glide, however, it is romanized as ê in order to distinguish it from ㄜ (-e /ɤ/). Such instances are rare, and are only found in interjections or neologisms.
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ø], [e]
Letter
e
- the fifth letter of the modern Latin alphabet
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [e]
Conjunction
e
Mbyá Guaraní
Adjective
e
Middle English
Etymology 1
Pronoun
e
- alternative form of I (“I”)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
e
- alternative form of he (“he”)
Etymology 3
Pronoun
e
- alternative form of he (“they”)
Middle Low German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, whence also Old Norse ei.
Adverb
ê
Descendants
- German Low German: Ehe
Mokilese
Noun
e (construct ehn)
Inflection
singular possessor |
first person | ehioa | |
---|---|---|---|
second person | ehmwen | ||
third person | ehn | ||
dual possessors |
first person inclusive | ehsa | |
first person exclusive | ehma | ||
second person | ehmwa | ||
third person | ehra | ||
plural possessors |
first person inclusive | ehsai | |
first person exclusive | ehmai | ||
second person | ehmwai | ||
third person | ehrai | ||
remote plural possessors |
first person inclusive | ehs | |
first person exclusive | ehmi | ||
second person | ehmwi | ||
third person | ehr | ||
construct form | ehn |
Derived terms
Navajo
Letter
e
- The eighth letter of the Navajo alphabet:
- e = /ɛ˨/
- ę = /ɛ̃˨/
- é = /ɛ˥/
- ę́ = /ɛ̃˥/
- ee = /ɛː˨˨/
- ęę = /ɛ̃ː˨˨/
- ée = /ɛː˥˨/
- ę́ę = /ɛ̃ː˥˨/
- eé = /ɛː˨˥/
- ęę́ = /ɛ̃ː˨˥/
- éé = /ɛː˥˥/
- ę́ę́ = /ɛ̃ː˥˥/
Neapolitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Preposition
e
- of (used to express ownership)
Etymology 2
Conjunction
e
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English he or English she.
Pronoun
e
- he, she, it
- 2024 April 7, “Timeline of Rwanda genocide 30 years later”, in BBC News Pidgin[5]:
- President Paul Kagame tok dis one as e address dignitaries and world leaders wey gada for Rwanda capital, Kigali, to remember di bloodshed.
- President Paul Kagame said this while addressing dignitaries and world leaders who gathered in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, to commemorate the bloodshed.
North Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ə], [ɐ] (reduced vowel)
- IPA(key): [ɛ] (short full vowel)
- IPA(key): [eː] (long vowel, spelt ee)
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Usage notes
- In monosyllables, final ⟨e⟩ is pronounced [e], except on Sylt, where it is [ɛ].
- The reduced vowel is lowered to [ɐ] when followed by coda ⟨r⟩. In the insular dialects, the same usually happens also before any other coda consonant (except ⟨l, n⟩, which become syllabic instead).
- Mooring Frisian represents [ɛ] exclusively by ⟨ä⟩, whereas the insular dialects represent [ə] by ⟨i⟩ in certain positions (see there).
- Föhr-Amrum Frisian uses ⟨ei, eu⟩ for the diphthongs [aɪ̯], [ɔɪ̯] as in German. The other dialects spell phonetically ⟨ai, oi⟩.
See also
- (North Frisian letters): a, ä, å, ā, b, c, d, e, ē, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, w (q, x, y, z)
Norwegian
Etymology
See Translingual section.
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /eː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /eː/, /e/, /ɛ/, /ə/, /æ/
Letter
e
- The fifth letter of the Norwegian alphabet
Usage notes
- /ə/ only appears in unstressed syllables.
Inflection
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bokmål m | e | e-en | e-er | e-ene |
Nynorsk m | e | e-en | e-ar | e-ane |
Norwegian Bokmål
Article
e
- (non-standard since 1938) alternative form of ei
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eː/, /e/, /ɛ/, /ə/, /æ/
Verb
e
Etymology 2
Pronoun
e
- (dialectal, parts of Trøndelag and Western Norway) pronunciation spelling of eg (“I”)
Nupe
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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
Etymology 2
Clipping of rè.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è/
Particle
è
- Marks the imperfective aspect, for actions that are not completed.
Nzadi
Particle
é
- Used to link a possessed noun to its possessor.
Usage notes
This particle accompanies several tonal changes, as well as a simplification or elision of the coda of the possessed noun in some cases. Many nouns can be linked directly in possessive constructions without using this particle, chiefly those that denotes humans or animals when used in the singular, although it is impossible to predict exactly which nouns will follow which pattern based on semantics, ancestral noun class, or morphology.
Further reading
- Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
Occitan
Etymology 1
From Old Occitan e, from Latin et.
Conjunction
e
Etymology 2
Noun
e f (plural es)
- e (the letter e, E)
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e
Usage notes
- Modern editions of Old English texts often mark long versions of this vowel with a macron (ē) or acute accent (é).
Old French
Conjunction
e
- alternative form of et
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Conjunction
e
- and (expresses two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Alternative form of é
Verb
e
- alternative form of é
- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 7 (facsimile):
- Eſta e como ſanta Maria liurou a Abadeſſa prenne q̇ adormecera anto ſeu Altar chorando.
- This one is about how Holy Mary acquitted the pregnant abbess who had fallen asleep crying in front of her altar.
- Eſta e como ſanta Maria liurou a Abadeſſa prenne q̇ adormecera anto ſeu Altar chorando.
Old Occitan
Etymology
Conjunction
e
Descendants
- Occitan: e
Old Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Conjunction
e
- and
- c. 1200: Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 64v.
- e el reẏ con ſana q́ auie mando que mataſen todos los ſabios de babilonna e demandaron a danel e aſos conpaneros por matar
- And the king, full of anger, ordered all the wise men of Babylon be put to death, and they sought Daniel and his companions to put them to death.
- c. 1200: Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 64v.
Descendants
Ometepec Nahuatl
Noun
e
- bean.
Papiamentu
Etymology 1
From Portuguese ele and Spanish él and Kabuverdianu el.
Pronoun
e
Etymology 2
From Portuguese este and Spanish este and Kabuverdianu es.
Article
e
- the (definite article)
Pohnpeian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
e
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
Determiner
e
- his, her, hers, its, third person possessive pronoun
- Liho iang eh pwoud.
- The woman joined her husband.
Etymology 3
Of Onomatopoeic origin.
Interjection
e
- what, in response to being called
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
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ/
Audio: (file)
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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
Interjection
e
- (colloquial) hey! (used to call someone's attention)
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese e (“and”), from Latin et (“and”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (unstressed) /i/, (stressed) /ˈi/, (stressed, uncommon) /ˈe/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (unstressed) /e/, (stressed) /ˈe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (unstressed) /i/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: i
Conjunction
e
- and (connects two clauses indicating that the events occurred together, one after the other or without any special implication)
- Synonym: &
- Eu vim e eles saíram. ― I came and they left.
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 211:
- Mandaram lacrar todas as saídas e não deixar ninguém...
- They ordered me to seal all the exits and not to let anyone...
- and (connects the last and penultimate elements in a list)
- Eu e ele vamos embora. ― He and I are going away.
- Tenho quatro frutas: uma maçã, uma pera, uma laranja e uma uva.
- I have four fruits: an apple, a pear, an orange and a grape.
- what about
- Synonym: e quanto a
- Você vai viajar sozinho? E a sua esposa?
- You're going to travel alone? What about your wife?
- (emphatic) and (connects every element of a list)
- Ela é baixa, e burra, e preguiçosa, e feia.
- She is short, and stupid, and lazy, and ugly.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 308:
- Você notou os cabelos dela, são negros e brilhantes e macios...
- You noticed her hair, it's dark and brilliant and soft...
- (logic) and (indicates a conjunction operation)
- Verdadeiro e falso dá falso. ― True and false yields false.
- (pt, in the format “X e X”) and (indicates a great number of something)
- Esperei por anos e anos. ― I waited for years and years.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:e.
Descendants
Noun
e m (uncountable)
- (logic) and, conjunction
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:e.
Etymology 2
See the Translingual section.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (letter name) /ˈɛ/, /ˈe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (letter name) /ˈɛ/, /ˈe/
- Hyphenation: e
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
- The fifth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called ê or é and written in the Latin script.
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:
- Quero conversar com os senhores e exijo sua total e absoluta atenção.
- I want to talk with you and I demand your total and absolute attention.
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 (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
Etymology 3
Noun
e m (uncountable)
Etymology 4
Verb
e
- (Internet slang, text messaging) alternative spelling of é (“is”)
- Synonym: eh
Rapa Nui
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe/
- Hyphenation: e
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *e. Cognates include Hawaiian e and Maori e.
Particle
e
- Used to mark the subject of a non-stative verb.
- Used to form a vocative of the following (proper) noun.
Usage notes
- The particle is only obligatory when used with verbs describing first-hand sensing:
- He tike'a koe e au. ― I see you.
- With other verbs, e has an emphatic undertone.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *e. Cognates include Hawaiian e and Maori e.
Particle
e
- Used to indicate the imperfective aspect.
- Used to indicate the exhortative mood.
- Used before numerals to form cardinal numbers.
References
- Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 67
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[6], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, pages 323, 381
Rawang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ/
Verb
e
- to exist.
Suffix
e
- verbal suffix for marking non-past declarative clause.
Romagnol
Etymology
Article
e m
- alternative form of e’ (“the”)
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e (lower case, upper 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
Etymology 1
See Translingual section.
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /e/
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Usage notes
See E for pronunciation notes.
See also
- (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
Noun
e n (plural e-uri)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | e | e-ul | e-uri | e-urile | |
genitive-dative | e | e-ului | e-uri | e-urilor | |
vocative | e-ule | e-urilor |
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
e
- expression of annoyance, irritation
- expression of boredom, indifference
- (when prolonged…eee) expression of surprise, satisfaction, admiration
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /je/
- Rhymes: -e
Audio: (file)
Verb
e
- (informal) third-person singular present indicative of fi
Etymology 4
Conjunction
e
Samoan
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Preposition
e
- by (a person or animate object)
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin et, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Conjunction
e
Sassarese
Etymology
From Latin et, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éti or *h₁eti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Conjunction
e
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
Letter
e (lower case, upper 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
Etymology 2
From Old Irish é. Cognates include Irish é and Manx eh.
Pronunciation
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /a/, /ɛ/, /e/, (accented) /ɛː/, /eː/[1]
- (Harris, North Uist) IPA(key): /ɛ/, (accented) /ɛː/[2]
- (South Uist, Barra, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /a/[3], (accented) /ɛː/[4], /æː/[5]
Pronoun
e (emphatic esan)
See also
simple | emphatic | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
first person | mi | sinn | mise | sinne | |
second person | thu, tu1 | sibh2 | thusa, tusa1 | sibhse2 | |
third person |
m | e | iad | esan | iadsan |
f | i | ise |
1 Used when following a verb ending in -n, -s or -dh.
2 sibh and sibhse also act as the polite singular pronouns.
To mark a direct object of a verbal noun, the derivatives of gam are used.
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “e”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][7], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 é, hé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
See Translingual section.
Alternative forms
- (uppercase): E
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e (Cyrillic spelling е)
Usage notes
Its name is е /e/ and it has the sound of e in net.
Etymology 2
Interjection
e (Cyrillic spelling е)
- (rare) well, now
- (informal, at the beginning of the sentence) hey
- (informal, at the beginning of the sentence) Used to emphasize the sentence
- E, šta ima? ― Hey, what's up?
- (informal, at the beginning of the sentence) Used to express surprise
- E, otkud ti? ― Hey, where did you come from?
- (informal, at the beginning of the sentence) Used to get attention or change the topic of conversation, especially if followed by a (“and; but”)
- E, a vidi ovo. ― And look at this.
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin et, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Conjunction
e
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 (lower case, upper case E)
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
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /e/, /ɛ/
Letter
e (upper case E)
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
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [e]
Letter
e (upper case E)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž
Slovene
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Gaj's Latin alphabet e, from Czech alphabet e, from Latin e, which is a modification of capital letter E in uncial script, from Ancient Greek Ε (E, Epsilon).
Pronunciation
- (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): /ɛ̀ː/, /ɛ́ː/
Audio (letter name, non-tonal): (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -ɛː
- Homophones: e, E
Letter
e (lower case, upper 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.
Derived terms
Symbol
e
Noun
e m inan or n
Usage notes
Nowadays, it is hardly ever neuter gender, so it is considered obsolete.[1]
Declension
- Overall more common
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | e | ||
gen. sing. | e-ja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
e | e-ja | e-ji |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
e-ja | e-jev | e-jev |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
e-ju | e-jema | e-jem |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
e | e-ja | e-je |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
e-ju | e-jih | e-jih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
e-jem | e-jema | e-ji |
- 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 |
- Obsolete
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 |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /èː/, /éː/
- (third definition also): IPA(key): [ẽ́ː], [ẽ̀ː]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -ẽː
- Homophones: e, E
Interjection
e
- (informal, rare, at the beginning of sentences) Used to express happiness when saying something
- E, do smrti bom živel!
- Hey, I will live till I die!
- (informal, at the beginning of sentences) Used to express uneasyness
- E, da, seveda.
- Um, sure, of course
- (informal, rare, at the end of sentences) Used to form questions
- Synonym: a
- Kdo je to naredil, e?
- Who did that, huh?
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ́/
- Rhymes: -ɛ
- Homophones: e, E
Interjection
e
- (informal, at the beginning of sentences) Used to express indifference to what was said before
- (informal, at the beginning of sentences) Used to express unhappiness
- E, pa kaj še!
- Yeah, sure!
See also
- (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
- ȩ
- ɛ
- ḙ
- ė
- ẹ
- ə
References
- ^ Toporišič, Jože (2000) Slovenska slovnica / Jože Toporišič. - 4. prenovljena in razširjena izd. (in Slovene), Maribor: Obzorja, →ISBN
- Krvina, Domen, Žele, Andreja (2017) O MEDMETIH, ZLASTI O NJIHOVIH RAZLOČEVALNIH LASTNOSTIH: POUDARJEN SLOVARSKI VIDIK[8] (in Slovene)
- Kenda-Jež, Karmen (27 February 2017) Fonetična trankripcija [Phonetic transcription][9] (in Slovene), Znanstvenoraziskovalni center SAZU, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša, archived from the original on 22 January 2022, pages 27–30
Further reading
- “e”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See Translingual section.
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Noun
e f (plural es)
- Name of the letter E
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Conjunction
e
- and
- Yo hablo francés e inglés.
- I speak French and English.
- Iberia, Air Europa e Easyjet.
- Iberia, Air Europa and Easyjet.
Usage notes
- Used instead of y when the following word starts with the vowel sound /i/.
See also
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Reduced form of de (“to be”)
Particle
e
- Verbal marker for continuous aspect.
Sumerian
Romanization
e
- romanization of 𒂊
Swedish
Etymology 1
See Translingual section.
Pronunciation
- letter name: IPA(key): /eː/
Audio: (file) - phoneme: IPA(key): /eː/, /ɛ/, /ɛː/
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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
- é
Etymology 2
Verb
e
- (colloquial, Internet slang, text messaging) pronunciation spelling of är
- 2014 January 17, Veronica Maggio, “Hela huset”[10] ft. Håkan Hellström:
- Går runt i t-shirt och e trött
- Walking tired around in a t-shirt
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Old Norse æ, ei, ey, from Proto-Germanic *aiwi (“forever”), *aiwaz.
Adverb
e (not comparable)
Related terms
Tagalog
Etymology 1
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/ [ˈʔɪ] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
- Rhymes: -i
- IPA(key): /ˈʔe/ [ˈʔɛ] (letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario)
- Rhymes: -e
- IPA(key): /ˈe/ [ˈɛ] (phoneme, stressed or unstressed)
- Rhymes: -e
- IPA(key): /ˈʔi/ [ˈʔɪ] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
- Syllabification: e
Letter
e (lower case, upper 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
Noun
e (Baybayin spelling ᜁ)
- the name of the Latin-script letter E/e, in the Abakada alphabet
- Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) i
- (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter E/e, in the Abecedario
- Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) i
See also
Etymology 2
Compare Spanish eh and English eh.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔe/ [ʔɛː]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: e
Interjection
e (Baybayin spelling ᜁ) (informal)
- Used to acknowledge a statement or situation: well; so
- E, ganoon e!
- Well, it's like that!
- E, ano ngayon?
- So, what now?
- Nandoon siya, e.
- Well, he/she was/is there.
- Used to rhetorically express surprise or suspicion: so; oh; well
- E, sino naman 'yun?
- Oh so then, who was that?
- E, ikaw lang din naman 'yun.
- Well anyways, that was also only just you.
- Used to express indignance: well; but
- E, hindi mo naman kinailangan gawin iyon.
- But, you didn't need to do that.
- Used to introduce the continuation of narration from a previous understood point: and; well; so
- E, magkano naman ito?
- And, how much is this one?
See also
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔe/ [ʔɛ]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: e
Particle
e (Baybayin spelling ᜁ)
- alternative form of ay
Further reading
- “e”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tahitian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Particle
e
- indicates that an action is unfinished when inserted before the verb
See also
Teop
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
e
Further reading
- https://corpus1.mpi.nl/media-archive/dobes_data/Teop/Info/Teop_Sketch_Grammar_May07.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170516185153/http://www.ioling.org/booklets/iol-2012-indiv-sol.en.pdf
Tlingit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ/
Letter
e (upper case E)
See also
- Canada:
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à, Â â, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, É é, È è, Ê ê, G g, Gw gw, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, H h, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Kh kh, Khw khw, Khʼ khʼ, Khʼw khʼw (L l), Ł ł, Łʼ łʼ (M m), N n (O o), S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, Xh xh, Xhw xhw, Xhʼ xhʼ, Xhʼw xhʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), ․
- US:
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, Aa aa, Áa áa, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, É é, Ee ee, Ée ée, Ei ei, Éi éi, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵʼw ḵʼw, L l, Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ, M m), N n (O o), Oo oo, Óo óo, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, X̱ʼ x̱ʼ, X̱ʼw x̱ʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ, Y̱ y̱), ․
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [e]
- Hyphenation: e
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *e. Cognates include Hawaiian e and Samoan e.
Preposition
e
- Marks the subject of a transitive verb; by
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *e. Cognates include Hawaiian e and Samoan e.
Particle
e
- Indicates indefinite present tense.
- 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau][11], page 1:
- Ko kimatou, ia tagata o Tokelau, e takutino
- We, the people of Tokelau, (do) speak openly
- Indicates future tense.
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[12], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 24
Tongan
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Preposition
e
Tooro
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Pronoun
-e (declinable)
Usage notes
- This modifier, when used in the indefinite forms, causes the word before it to move its high tone to the ultimate syllable.
Inflection
Noun class | indefinite | definite | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
1/2 | we | be | owe | abe |
3/4 | gwe | ye | ogwe | eye |
5/6 | lye | ge | erye | age |
7/8 | kye | bye | ekye | ebye |
9/10 | ye | ze | eye | eze |
11/10 | rwe | orwe | ||
12/14 | ke | bwe | ake | obwe |
13 | — | twe | — | otwe |
14/6 | bwe | ge | obwe | age |
15/6 | kwe | okwe | ||
16 | he | — | ahe | — |
18 | mwe | omwe |
See also
class | person | independent | possessive | subject concord |
object concord |
combined forms | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
na | ni | ||||||
class 1 | first | nyowe, nye | -ange | n- | -n- | nanyowe, nanye | ninyowe, ninye |
second | iwe | -awe | o- | -ku- | naiwe | niiwe | |
third | uwe | -e | a- | -mu- | nawe | nuwe | |
class 2 | first | itwe | -aitu | tu- | -tu- | naitwe | niitwe |
second | inywe | -anyu | mu- | -ba- | nainywe | niinywe | |
third | abo | -abo | ba- | -ba- | nabo | nubo | |
class 3 | gwo | -agwo | gu- | -gu- | nagwo | nugwo | |
class 4 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
class 5 | lyo | -alyo | li- | -li- | nalyo | niryo | |
class 6 | go | -ago | ga- | -ga- | nago | nugo | |
class 7 | kyo | -akyo | ki- | -ki- | nakyo | nikyo | |
class 8 | byo | -abyo | bi- | -bi- | nabyo | nibyo | |
class 9 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
class 10 | zo | -azo | zi- | -zi- | nazo | nizo | |
class 11 | rwo | -arwo | ru- | -ru- | narwo | nurwo | |
class 12 | ko | -ako | ka- | -ka- | nako | nuko | |
class 13 | two | -atwo | tu- | -tu- | natwo | nutwo | |
class 14 | bwo | -abwo | bu- | -bu- | nabwo | nubwo | |
class 15 | kwo | -akwo | ku- | -ku- | nakwo | nukwo | |
class 16 | ho | -aho | ha- | -ha- | naho | nuho | |
class 17 | (kwo) | N/A | ha- (...-yo) |
-ha- | N/A | nukwo | |
class 18 | (mwo) | -amwo | ha- (...-mu) |
-ha- | N/A | numwo | |
reflexive | -enyini, -onyini | — | -e- | — |
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[13], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 420
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/, /æ/
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
See also
- (Latin script letters) harf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, E, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz
Noun
e
See also
- (Latin script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, , fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze (Category: tr:Latin letter names)
Turkmen
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /e/
Letter
e (upper case E)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Tuvaluan
Etymology
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Particle
e
- present tense marker, inserted immediately before the relevant verb
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Portuguese é.
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
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)
Noun
e
Etymology 2
Compare Pacoh e (“to guard, to watch over”).
Verb
- to fear; to be apprehensive, to be afraid
- Tôi e cô ta không đến.
- I am afraid she will not come.
- to be slightly ashamed
See also
Etymology 3
Pronoun
e
- (Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of em
Vilamovian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei. Cognate with German Ei.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
e n
Volapük
Alternative forms
- (before a vowel) ed
Etymology
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Conjunction
e
- and
- 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 12:
- Liegikans e pöfikans binons deadöfiks.
- Rich people and poor people are mortal.
Related terms
Welsh
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- (with grave accent to indicate otherwise unpredictable short vowel): è
- (with acute accent to indicate unusually stressed short vowel): é
- (with circumflex to indicate otherwise unpredictable or unusually stressed long vowel): ê
- (with diaeresis to indicate disyllabicity): ë
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Letter
e (lower case, upper 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”):
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
---|---|---|---|
eliffant | unchanged | unchanged | heliffant |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Derived terms
See also
- see other Welsh letters and their names
Noun
e f (plural eau)
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
---|---|---|---|
e | unchanged | unchanged | he |
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)
- (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol / u gwpan, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd
Etymology 2
Reduction of literary ef
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eː/, /ɛ/
Pronoun
e
Usage notes
E is used predominantly in the south of Wales, while o is used in the north, with fe and fo as variants of e and o respectively. In formal Welsh, the equivalent pronoun is ef.
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Verb
e
Conjugation
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tee | mee | ae | |
2nd person | nee | fee | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ie | dee | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nee, e | fee, e |
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[14], Pacific linguistics
Yele
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ/
Letter
e
- A letter of the Yele alphabet.
Derived terms
- The digraph ⟨ee⟩ transcribes the long vowel /ɛː/
- The digraph ⟨꞉e⟩ transcribes the nasal vowel /ɛ̃/
- The trigraph ⟨꞉ee⟩ transcribes the long nasal vowel /ɛ̃ː/
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, â, b, Ch ch, D d, e, é, ê, Gh gh, i, î, j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, o, ó, P p, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, ꞉
Yola
Article
e
- alternative form of a (“one”)
- 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 11:
- Fan the loughraan itzel feight e big bawl,
- When the ghost itself gave a loud bawl,
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)[15], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)
Noun
é
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
e
- him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /e/)
Pronoun
é
- him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /e/)
Zazaki
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Interjection
e
Particle
e
Antonyms
Zulu
Letter
e (lower case, upper case E)