ē
See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"
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Translingual edit
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ē
- (phonetics) A common convention for a long vowel e
English edit
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ē
- (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the FLEECE vowel
Hokkien edit
| For pronunciation and definitions of ē – see 會 (“to be possible; can”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 會). |
| For pronunciation and definitions of ē – see 裔 (“descendant; posterity; edge; brim; margin; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 裔). |
| For pronunciation and definitions of ē – see 解 (“skill of acrobatics”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 解). |
| For pronunciation and definitions of ē – see 廈 (“Only used in 廈門／厦门 (Xiàmén); also used as its short form.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 廈). |
| For pronunciation and definitions of ē – see 禍 (“disaster; misfortune; calamity; to bring disaster upon”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 禍). |
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ē
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Letter edit
ē (lower case, upper case Ē)
- The eighth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called garais ē and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes edit
- Despite being an independent letter with its own position in the Latvian alphabet, Ē/ē, like all long vowels with macrons, is treated as a simple E/e in alphabetized lists (e.g., in dictionaries).
- The letter Ē/ē (like its short counterpart E/e) 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.
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Livonian edit
Pronunciation edit
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ē (upper case Ē)
- The ninth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Mandarin edit
Alternative forms edit
- e — nonstandard
Romanization edit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妿
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 娿
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 婀
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 婐
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 屙
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 峉
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 猔
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疤
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痾／疴
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鈳／钶
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 钶
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 阾
Maori edit
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ē
- a lengthened form of the letter e
Niuean edit
Particle edit
ē (vocative particle)
Samoan edit
Pronoun edit
ē (singular lē)
Slovene edit
Etymology 1 edit
Letter e with macron ◌̄ to signify presence of both pitches.
Pronunciation edit
Symbol edit
ē
- (tonal SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [ɛː] when it can bear either pitch.
Usage notes edit
Symbol is sometimes used as a letter to denote pitch in a word, but that is mostly limited to foreign or specialized dictionaries.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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ē (lower case, upper case Ē)
- (linguistics) Letter used for transcription of Ancient Greek letter Η / η.