e caudata
See also: e-caudata
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the Medieval Latin ē caudāta (literally “tailed e”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
e caudata (plural e caudatae)
- A form of the letter e modified by the addition of a diacritical “tail”: ⟨ę⟩.
- Used in Latin for a long ē that represents an etymological ⟨ae⟩ or ⟨oe⟩ diphthong, both of which diphthongs had phonologically merged into ⟨ē⟩ by the early Mediaeval period.
- Used in Middle and Early Modern Irish for ⟨e⟩, ⟨ae⟩, and ⟨ea⟩.
- Used in Old Norse for /æ(ː)/, representing the Proto-Germanic *a (as opposed to the Proto-Germanic *e).
Translations edit
letter e with a diacritical tail
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Further reading edit
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
The caudāta (“tailed, caudate”) is feminine because it elliptically qualifies littera ē (“[the] letter e”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eː kau̯ˈdaː.ta/, [eː käu̯ˈd̪äːt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e kau̯ˈda.ta/, [ɛː käu̯ˈd̪äːt̪ä]
Noun edit
- (Medieval Latin) e caudata (used in Latin)
Declension edit
Indeclinable portion with a first-declension adjective.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ē caudāta | ē caudātae |
| Genitive | ē caudātae | ē caudātārum |
| Dative | ē caudātae | ē caudātīs |
| Accusative | ē caudātam | ē caudātās |
| Ablative | ē caudātā | ē caudātīs |
| Vocative | ē caudāta | ē caudātae |
Descendants edit
- → English: e caudata