ē
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"
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Symbol
ē
- (phonetics) A common convention for a long vowel e
- (alchemy, archaic) abbreviation for quintessence, quinta essentia
Symbol
ē
- (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the FLEECE vowel
| 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). |
Romanization
ē
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
Letter
ē (lower case, upper case Ē)
- The eighth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called garais ē and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- 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.
See also
Pronunciation
Letter
ē (upper case Ē)
- The ninth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Alternative forms
- e — nonstandard
Romanization
- 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
Letter
ē
- a lengthened form of the letter e
Particle
ē (vocative particle)
Pronunciation
Letter
ē (lower case, upper case Ē)
- (Sylt) A letter of the North Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
See also
Pronoun
ē (singular lē)
Etymology 1
Letter e with macron ◌̄ to signify presence of both pitches.
Pronunciation
Symbol
ē
- (tonal SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [ɛː] when it can bear either pitch.
Usage notes
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
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Letter
ē (lower case, upper case Ē)
- (linguistics) Letter used for transcription of Ancient Greek letter Η / η.
See also
References
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