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Webster 1913 Edition

E

E

(ē)
.
1.
The fifth letter of the English alphabet.
It derives its form, name, and value from the Latin, the form and value being further derived from the Greek, into which it came from the Phœnician, and ultimately, probably, from the Egyptian. Its etymological relations are closest with the vowels i, a, and o, as illustrated by to fall, to fell; man, pl. men; drink, drank, drench; dint, dent; doom, deem; goose, pl. geese; beef, OF. boef, L. bos; and E. cheer, OF. chiere, LL. cara.
See Guide to Pronunciation , §§ 74-97.
2.
(Mus.)
E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale. E♭ (E flat) is a tone which is intermediate between D and E.

Webster 1828 Edition

E

DESCRIPTIV

,E,
Adj.
Containing description; tending to describe; having the quality of representing; as a descriptive figure; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.

Definition 2024

Ę

Ę

Ę U+0118, Ę
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH OGONEK
Composition: E [U+0045] + ̨ [U+0328]
← ė
[U+0117] 		Latin Extended-A ę →
[U+0119]

Translingual

Letter

Ę upper case (lower case ę)

  1. The letter E with an ogonek.

See also

Low German

Pronunciation

  • (initially) IPA(key): /ɛə/, /æə/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ɛː/, /æː/

Etymology

Simplified from earlier eͤ, from earlier ee, which was used to represent the diphthongal nature of /ɛə/.

Letter

Ę ‎(lowercase ę)

  1. The letter E with an ogonek.

Navajo

Letter

Ę ‎(lowercase ę)

  1. The letter E with a hook:
    Ę = /ɛ̃˨/
    Ę́ = /ɛ̃˥/
    ĘĘ = /ɛ̃ː˨˨/
    Ę́Ę = /ɛ̃ː˥˨/
    ĘĘ́ = /ɛ̃ː˨˥/
    Ę́Ę́ = /ɛ̃ː˥˥/

See also

ę

ę

ę U+0119, ę
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH OGONEK
Composition: e [U+0065] + ̨ [U+0328]
← Ę
[U+0118] 		Latin Extended-A Ě →
[U+011A]
See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

Translingual

Letter

ę lower case (upper case Ę)

  1. The letter e with an ogonek.

See also

Lithuanian

Letter

Ę ę

  1. The 9th letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, preceded by E and followed by Ė, and representing /ɛː/.

Navajo

Letter

ę ‎(uppercase Ę)

  1. The letter e with a hook:
    ę = /ɛ̃˨/
    ę́ = /ɛ̃˥/
    ęę = /ɛ̃ː˨˨/
    ę́ę = /ɛ̃ː˥˨/
    ęę́ = /ɛ̃ː˨˥/
    ę́ę́ = /ɛ̃ː˥˥/

See also

Old Norse

Letter

Ę ę

  1. A letter representing i-umlauted a. An e with a hook taken from the bowl of the a.

Abbreviation

ę

  1. eða - [1]

References

  1. ↑ Compare line 2, word 3 of this facsimile text with a diplomatic transcription in which the abbreviation is expanded.

Polish

Pronunciation

Letter

ę ‎(lower case, upper case Ę)

  1. The 8th letter of the Polish alphabet, preceded by E and followed by F, and representing /ɛɰ̃/.

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