é
Found chiefly in words borrowed from other languages. When it occurs as the last letter of the word, it indicates that thee is not silent. café resumé animé For details and for less common usage, see the entry for the acute accent,⟨ ◌́ ⟩ . é (uppercase É
Aletter of theBilen Latin alphabet. FromOld French el en lou au ài lou
é
( archaic ) in the , equivalent ofau Now used mainly in fixed sentences and proverbs likelaissai ailai le chait é formaige
Vocabulaire raisonné et comparé du dialecte et du patois de la province de Bourgogne , by Thomas Mignard, 1870.é (upper case É lower case )
the lettere acute accent , used to indicate that a vowel is stressed close /e/. Usually written only where stress cannot be predicted from orthography or for disambiguation, for example,és ( “ he/she/it is ” ) vses ( “ it ” ) . ( Latin-script letters) lletres A a (À à ),B b ,C c (Ç ç ),D d ,E e (É é ,È è ),F f ,G g ,H h ,I i (Í í ,Ï ï ),J j ,K k ,L l (L·L l·l ),M m ,N n ,O o (Ó ó ,Ò ò ),P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u (Ú ú ,Ü ü ),V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z IPA (key ) : [ˈɛː]
é (lower case ,upper case É
the ninth letter of the Czech alphabet, aftere ě é
third-person singular present indicative ofsel FromLatin est sum
IPA (key ) : /ˈɛ/ [ˈɛ] Rhymes:-ɛ Hyphenation:é é
is ;third-person singular present indicative ofser Esta árboreé dereita coma un fuso. This treeis straight as a spindle. “ser ”, inDicionario da Real Academia Galega Royal Galician Academy , 2012–2025 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006–2013 ), “ser ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González ;Granja, María Álvarez de la ;Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022 ), “ser ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018 ), “é ”, inCorpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia Instituto da Lingua Galega For pronunciation and definitions of é – see矮 short ;low ; etc.”). This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jī form of 矮
é (lower case ,upper case É
The tenthletter of the Hungarianalphabet , calledé Latin script . ( Latin-script letters) betű A a Á á B b C c Cs cs D d Dz dz Dzs dzs E e É é F f G g Gy gy H h I i Í í J j K k L l Ly ly M m N n Ny ny O o Ó ó Ö ö Ő ő P p R r S s Sz sz T t Ty ty U u Ú ú Ü ü Ű ű V v Z z Zs zs Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y Commonly used: ch Also defined: à ë In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ é in Géza Bárczi ,László Országh ,et al. , editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN . é in Nóra Ittzés, editor,A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language (work in progress; publisheda–ez as of 2024) .é (upper case É
The seventhletter of the Icelandicalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) bókstafur A a Á á B b D d Ð ð E e É é F f G g H h I i Í í J j K k L l M m N n O o Ó ó P p R r S s T t U u Ú ú V v X x Y y Ý ý Þ þ Æ æ Ö ö Old Irish é Proto-Indo-European *ís
é (emphatic form eisean disjunctive )
he ,him ( referring to a masculine noun ) it Latin ē
é (upper case É
The lettere acute accent , calledé fada ( literally“ long e ” ) é
The name of theLatin-script lettere E ( Latin-script letters) litir A a (Á á ),B b (Bh bh ,bhF bhf ,bP bp ),C c (Ch ch ),D d (Dh dh ,dT dt ),E e (É é ),F f (Fh fh ),G g (gC gc ,Gh gh ),H h ,I i (Í í ),L l ,M m (mB mb ,Mh mh ),N n (nD nd ,nG ng ),O o (Ó ó ),P p (Ph ph ),R r ,S s (Sh sh ),T t (Th th ,tS ts ),U u (Ú ú ),V v ( diacritics ) ◌́ ◌̇ ( dotted letters used chiefly inGaelic type ) Ḃ ḃ ,Ċ ċ ,Ḋ ḋ ,Ḟ ḟ ,Ġ ġ ,Ṁ ṁ ,Ṗ ṗ ,Ṡ ẛ ṡ ,Ṫ ṫ ( Latin-script letter names ) litir á bé cé dé é eif gé héis í jé cá eil eim ein ó pé cú ear eas té ú vé wae ex yé zae Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
The addition of an acute accent to the letter⟨ E ⟩ is derived from Latin, where it was used—as a less common alternative to the grave accent—with disambiguation purposes, e.g. in a word-final syllable to mark the word as an adverb (cōnstanter constanté r ).
é (upper case É
The letter⟨ e ⟩ when pronounced/e/ . The letter is usually only found in word-final position, unless one wants to make the pronunciation of a word-initial or -medial stressed/e/ explicit (e.g.spesso /ˈspesso/ →spésso ). The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, andé
é (lower case ,upper case É
The eighthletter of the Kashubianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ą ą ,Ã ã ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,É é ,Ë ë ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ł ł ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ò ò ,Ó ó ,Ô ô ,P p ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,Ù ù ,W w ,Y y ,Z z ,Ż ż é
third-person singular present indicative ofêse he /she /it ]is ”é
one é (e2 Zhuyin ㄜˊ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of俄 Hanyu Pinyin reading of吪 Hanyu Pinyin reading of哦 Hanyu Pinyin reading of囫 Hanyu Pinyin reading of娥 Hanyu Pinyin reading of峨 Hanyu Pinyin reading of峩 Hanyu Pinyin reading of枙 Hanyu Pinyin reading of涐 Hanyu Pinyin reading of珴 Hanyu Pinyin reading of皒 Hanyu Pinyin reading of睋 Hanyu Pinyin reading of硪 Hanyu Pinyin reading of磀 Hanyu Pinyin reading of莪 Hanyu Pinyin reading of蛾 Hanyu Pinyin reading of訛 / 讹 Hanyu Pinyin reading of誐 / 𰵮 Hanyu Pinyin reading of譌 / 𰵑 Hanyu Pinyin reading of讹 Hanyu Pinyin reading of迗 Hanyu Pinyin reading of鈋 / 𨱂 Hanyu Pinyin reading of鋧 / 𰽢 Hanyu Pinyin reading of锄 Hanyu Pinyin reading of隲 Hanyu Pinyin reading of頟 / 额 Hanyu Pinyin reading of額 / 额 Hanyu Pinyin reading of额 Hanyu Pinyin reading of騀 / 𱅗 Hanyu Pinyin reading of魤 Hanyu Pinyin reading of鵝 / 鹅 Hanyu Pinyin reading of鵞 / 鹅 Hanyu Pinyin reading of鹅 FromProto-Vietic *ʔɛh Vietnamese ỉa ( “ to shit ” ) .
In Mường Bi (and pretty much all Muong lects, perNgữ âm tiếng Mường qua các phương ngôn ), this word is both a verb and a noun, unlike the Vietnamese word, which is strictly verbal. The cognate of Vietnamesecứt kếch
é
( Mường Bi ) take a shit é
( Mường Bi ) shit Nguyễn Văn Khang; Bùi Chỉ; Hoàng Văn Hành (2002 ),Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary) [1] é
he ,she é (upper case É
A variant ofe ( Latin-script letters) A a (Á á ,Ą ą ,Ą́ ą́ ),B b ,Ch ch ,Chʼ chʼ ,D d ,Dl dl ,Dz dz ,E e (É é ,Ę ę ,Ę́ ę́ ),G g ,Gh gh ,H h ,Hw hw ,X x ,I i (Í í ,Į į ,Į́ į́ ),J j ,K k ,Kʼ kʼ ,Kw kw ,ʼ ,L l ,Ł ł ,M m ,N n (Ń ń ),O o (Ó ó ,Ǫ ǫ ,Ǫ́ ǫ́ ),S s ,Sh sh ,T t ,Tʼ tʼ ,Tł tł ,Tłʼ tłʼ ,Ts ts ,Tsʼ tsʼ ,W w ,Y y ,Z z ,Zh zh é (upper case É
Aletter of the Noonalphabet , written in theLatin script . Old Galician-Portuguese [ edit ] é
third-person singular present indicative ofseer Eſta ·xviiii·é como ſṫa maria aiudou · á emperadriz de roma · a ſofrer as grãdes coitaſ per que paſſou.This 19this about how Holy Mary helped the empress of Rome suffer through the great pains she underwent. FromProto-Celtic *es *ēs Proto-Indo-European *ís
é (feminine sí neuter ed emphatic ésom
he it ( referring to a masculine noun ) For quotations using this term, seeCitations:é .
Irish:sé é Scottish Gaelic:e Manx:eh FromProto-Celtic *eyes ( nominative plural ) and*ens ( accusative plural ) (compareMiddle Welsh wy Proto-Indo-European *éy
é (emphatic ésom
they For quotations using this term, seeCitations:é .
Mutation ofé radical lenition nasalization é ( pronounced with/h/ inh -prothesis environments ) é n-é
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
é
alternative spelling ofe é
own ;oneself bymotu proprio ; ownwill in fact ;actually even really only but because again for thefirst time another time; another day time will come [with 'e ( +gerund ) ] ( men's speech ) expresses doubt Coordinate term: ( woman's speech ) ri é (noun form é
different Note: not all forms are attested. Most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
é
apart ;separately é (IIa class pluriform R1 ré R2 sé noun form é
tasty Synonym: e'ẽ Note: not all forms are attested. Most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
é (possessable IIa class pluriform absolute té R1 ré R2 sé
flavor ;taste FromOld French ef Latin apem
é f plural és
bee
Inherited fromOld Galician-Portuguese é Latin est
é
third-person singular present indicative ofser é m plural és
The name of theLatin-script letterE e Synonym: ê é
Indicates agreement ;that's right ;yes ;yeah .É , eu fiz isso.Yeah , I did that.Used in hesitant speech ;erm ;um .Synonyms: hã hum É ... você... quer sair comigo?Um ... do you... wanna go out with me?( Latin-script letter names ) letra á bê cê dê é ê efe fê gê guê agá i jota ji cá capa ele lê eme mê ene nê ó ô pê quê erre rê esse tê u vê dáblio dâblio duplo vê xis ípsilon i grego zê é
hey , hi, you knowǃ.Bøø̀ go mvshìé. The snake is still alive. é
marker of speech act participant involvement, but speaker is not actor. é (upper case É
The twelfthletter of the Slovakalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) písmeno A a Á á Ä ä B b C c Č č D d Ď ď Dz dz Dž dž E e É é F f G g H h Ch ch I i Í í J j K k L l Ĺ ĺ Ľ ľ M m N n Ň ň O o Ó ó Ô ô P p Q q R r Ŕ ŕ S s Š š T t Ť ť U u Ú ú V v W w X x Y y Ý ý Z z Ž ž Lettere ◌́
é (upper case ,lower case é
Additional letter, used to denote the long stress on close-mide é
( non-tonal SNPT ) Phonetic transcription of soundeː Lettere ◌́
é
( tonal SNPT ) Phonetic transcription of soundɛ̀ː Lettere ◌́
é (lower case ,usually not in upper case )
( Natisone Valley dialect ) Additional letter, used in some words to denote the short stress on e. Lettere ◌́
é (upper case ,lower case é
( Resian ) Additional letter, used to denote stress one Toporišič, Jože (2000 ),Slovenska slovnica / Jože Toporišič. - 4. prenovljena in razširjena izd. (in Slovene), Maribor: Obzorja,→ISBN Steenwijk, Han (1994 ),Ortografia resiana = Tö jošt rozajanskë pïsanjë (overall work in Italian and Slovene), Padua: CLEUP Špehonja, Nino (2012 ),Nediška gramatika [2] é
obsolete spelling ofe é
Form ofe Although this is considered a variant ofe and is not an independent letter in the Swedish alphabet, it distinguishes a few words such asidé ( “ idea ” ) andide ( “ place of hibernation ” ) . é (upper case É
Aletter of the Tlingitalphabet , written in theLatin script . Canada: ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Á á ,À à , â ,Ch ch ,Chʼ chʼ ,D d ,Dł dł ,Dz dz ,E e ,É é ,È è ,Ê ê ,G g ,Gw gw ,Gh gh ,Ghw ghw ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,Ì ì ,Î î ,J j ,K k ,Kw kw ,Kʼ kʼ ,Kʼw kʼw ,Kh kh ,Khw khw ,Khʼ khʼ ,Khʼw khʼw (L l ),Ł ł ,Łʼ łʼ (M m ),N n (O o ),S s ,Sʼ sʼ ,Sh sh ,T t ,Tʼ tʼ ,Tl tl ,Tlʼ tlʼ ,Ts ts ,Tsʼ tsʼ ,U u ,Ú ú ,Ù ù ,Û û ,W w ,X x ,Xw xw ,Xʼ xʼ ,Xʼw xʼw ,Xh xh ,Xhw xhw ,Xhʼ xhʼ ,Xhʼw xhʼw ,Y y (Ÿ ÿ ),․ US: ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Á á ,Aa aa ,Áa áa ,Ch ch ,Chʼ chʼ ,D d ,Dl dl ,Dz dz ,E e ,É é ,Ee ee ,Ée ée ,Ei ei ,Éi éi ,G g ,Gw gw ,G̱ g̱ ,G̱w g̱w ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,Kw kw ,Kʼ kʼ ,Kʼw kʼw ,Ḵ ḵ ,Ḵw ḵw ,Ḵʼ ḵʼ ,Ḵʼw ḵʼw ,L l ,Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ ,M m ),N n (O o ),Oo oo ,Óo óo ,S s ,Sʼ sʼ ,Sh sh ,T t ,Tʼ tʼ ,Tl tl ,Tlʼ tlʼ ,Ts ts ,Tsʼ tsʼ ,U u ,Ú ú ,W w ,X x ,Xw xw ,Xʼ xʼ ,Xʼw xʼw ,X̱ x̱ ,X̱w x̱w ,X̱ʼ x̱ʼ ,X̱ʼw x̱ʼw ,Y y (Ÿ ÿ ,Y̱ y̱ ),․ (classifier cây ,hạt ,hột é • (薏
lemon basil bé như hột é ―very small (literally, “as small as a lemon basil seed ”)é (lower case ,upper case É
The lettere acute accent . ( Quốc ngữ ) chữ cái A a (À à ,Ả ả ,à ã ,Á á ,Ạ ạ ),Ă ă (Ằ ằ ,Ẳ ẳ ,Ẵ ẵ ,Ắ ắ ,Ặ ặ ), â (Ầ ầ ,Ẩ ẩ ,Ẫ ẫ ,Ấ ấ ,Ậ ậ ),B b ,C c (Ch ch ),D d ,Đ đ ,E e (È è ,Ẻ ẻ ,Ẽ ẽ ,É é ,Ẹ ẹ ),Ê ê (Ề ề ,Ể ể ,Ễ ễ ,Ế ế ,Ệ ệ ),G g (Gh gh ,Gi gi ),H h ,I i (Ì ì ,Ỉ ỉ ,Ĩ ĩ ,Í í ,Ị ị ),K k (Kh kh ),L l ,M m ,N n (Ng ng ,Ngh ngh ,Nh nh ),O o (Ò ò ,Ỏ ỏ ,Õ õ ,Ó ó ,Ọ ọ ),Ô ô (Ồ ồ ,Ổ ổ ,Ỗ ỗ ,Ố ố ,Ộ ộ ),Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ ,Ở ở ,Ỡ ỡ ,Ớ ớ ,Ợ ợ ),P p (Ph ph ),Q q (Qu qu ),R r ,S s ,T t (Th th ,Tr tr ),U u (Ù ù ,Ủ ủ ,Ũ ũ ,Ú ú ,Ụ ụ ),Ư ư (Ừ ừ ,Ử ử ,Ữ ữ ,Ứ ứ ,Ự ự ),V v ,X x ,Y y (Ỳ ỳ ,Ỷ ỷ ,Ỹ ỹ ,Ý ý ,Ỵ ỵ )é (upper case É
The letter E, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word. é
A letter of theYele alphabet. The digraph⟨ éé ⟩ transcribes the long vowel/eː/ ( Latin-script letters) A a ,â ,b ,Ch ch ,D d ,e ,é ,ê ,Gh gh ,i ,î ,j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,Ń ń ,o ,ó ,P p ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,Y y ,꞉ 
é on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipediasv
