Appendix:Quenya/essë

Quenya

Tengwar alphabet

Romanization: ss IPA: /sː/
← silmë nuquerna	essë	→ essë nuquerna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛsːɛ]

Noun

essë (plural essi, genitive plural esseron)

1. name
2. name of a tengwa letter

Usage notes

This letter is turned upside down (see essë nuquerna), when it carries an ómatehta (vowel sign).

Originally this letter was called ázë, when it represented the sound [z]. It's pronuncation shifted to [r] as well as the letter name to árë. Eventually that sound is spelled with rómen and this letter was reassigned to represent ss.