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{{also|ᴇ|𰀄|𰀂|ㅌ|Ǝ|Appendix:Variations of "e"}}
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==Translingual==
{{wp}}

===Etymology===
From the {{der|mul|ett|-}} letter {{m|ett|𐌄||e}}, from the {{der|mul|grc|-}} letter {{m|grc|Ε||epsilon}}, derived from the {{der|mul|phn|-}} letter {{m|phn|𐤄||he}}, from the {{der|mul|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m|egy|𓀠}}.

===Letter===
{{letter|mul}}

# {{Latn-def|mul|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{Latn-script}}
* See [[Appendix:Variations of "e"]]
* {{q|other scripts}} {{m|mul|Ε||[[epsilon|Epsilon]]}} {{m|mul|Е}}

===Symbol===
{{head|mul|symbols}}

# {{senseid|mul|component of Q219142}} {{lb|mul|science|computing}} {{ng|symbol separating [[mantissa]] from the [[exponent]] in [[scientific notation]]}}
#: {{ux|mul|2'''E'''5 &equals; 2 &times; 10⁵}}
# {{senseid|mul|Q38582}} {{lb|mul|computing|[[hexadecimal]] symbol}} [[fourteen#English:_Q38582|fourteen]]
#: {{syn|mul|14<id:Q38582>|XIV<id:Q38582>|xiv<id:Q38582>}}
# {{senseid|mul|Q11379}} {{lb|mul|physics}} [[energy#English:_Q11379|energy]]
#: {{cot|mul|W<id:Q42213>}}
#: {{ux|mul|'''E''' &equals; mc²}}
# {{senseid|mul|Q181136}} {{lb|mul|amino acid|[[IUPAC]] 1-letter abbreviation}} [[glutamic acid#English:_Q181136|glutamic acid]]
#: {{syn|mul|Glu<id:Q181136>}}
#: {{nearsyn|mul|E620<id:Q181136 as flavoring>}}
# {{senseid|mul|expectation function}} {{lb|mul|mathematics}} [[expectation]] function
# {{senseid|mul|Q152411}} [[exa-#English:_Q152411|exa-]] (&equals; &times; 10¹⁸)
# {{senseid|mul|wildcard for front vowel}} {{lb|mul|linguistics}} {{ng|a [[wildcard]] for a [[front]] vowel}}
#: synonyms: [[I]]
# {{senseid|mul|bra cup size}} {{lb|mul|clothing}} {{ng|[[bra]] [[cup size]]}}
# {{lb|mul|[[w:List of international license plate codes|license plate codes]]}} [[Spain]]

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|scientific notation}} {{l|mul|e}}

===Gallery===
<gallery class="skin-invert-image" caption="Letter styles" perrow=3 mode=packed>
Image:Latin E.png|Uppercase and lowercase versions of '''E''', in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter e.svg|Uppercase and lowercase '''E''' in [[Fraktur]]
</gallery>

===See also===
{{Letter
|page=E
|NATO=Echo
|Morse=·
|Braille=⠑
}}

==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme|usually}} {{IPA|en|/ɛ/|/iː/}}{{,}} or silent
* {{audio|en|en-uk-e.ogg|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-e.ogg|a=US}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|en|/iː/}}
* {{rhymes|en|iː|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
From Middle English and Old English upper case letter {{m|ang|E}} and split of {{m|ang|Æ}}, ''Ea'', ''Eo'', and {{m|ang|Œ}}, from five 7th century replacements of Anglo-Saxon Futhorcs by Latin letters:
* [[File:Runic letter ehwaz.png|class=skin-invert-image|15px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᛖ (e)]] Old English letter {{m|ang|E}}, from replacement by Latin letter {{m|ang|E}} of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter {{m|ang|ᛖ}}.
* [[File:Rune-Æsc.png|class=skin-invert-image|15px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ)]] Old English letter {{m|ang|Æ}} from replacement by Latin ligature {{m|la|Æ}} of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter {{m|ang|ᚫ}}.
* [[File:Rune-Ear.png|class=skin-invert-image|15px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᛠ (ea)]] Old English digraph ''Ea'', from replacement by Latin digraph {{m|la|EA}} of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter {{m|ang|ᛠ}}.
* [[File:Runic letter iwaz.png|class=skin-invert-image|15px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᛇ (ēo)]] Old English digraph ''Eo'' from replacement by Latin digraph {{m|enm|EO}} of Anglo-Saxon Futhorc {{m|ang|ᛇ}}.
* [[File:Rune-Eðel.png|class=skin-invert-image|15px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᛟ (œ)]] Old English letter {{m|ang|Œ}} from replacement by Latin ligature {{m|la|Œ}} of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter {{m|ang|ᛟ}}.

====Letter====
{{letter|en}}

# {{Latn-def|en|letter|5|e}}
#* {{RQ:Orwell Animal Farm|3
|passage=On several occasions, indeed, he did learn '''E''', F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.}}

====Number====
{{numeral symbol|en}}

# {{Latn-def|en|ordinal|5|e}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/en}}

===Etymology 2===
Abbreviation.

====Symbol====
{{head|en|symbols}}

# {{lb|en|ESRB rating}} {{abbreviation of|en|everyone}}.
# {{cap|east}}.

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top-see|east|east}}
* German: {{t+|de|O|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|Ö}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|Q69488}} {{lb|en|slang}} The drug [[ecstasy]] ([[MDMA]]), particularly in pill form.
#* {{RQ:Welsh Trainspotting|page=156|passage=Sick Boy brings oot some '''E'''. White doves; ah think. It's mental gear. Most Ecstasy hasnae any MDMA in it, it's just likesay, ken, part speed, part acid in its effects . . .}}
#* {{quote-song|en|year=1995|lyricist=Jarvis Cocker|artist=Pulp|title=Sorted For E’s and Wizz|album=Different Class|passage=And I don't quite understand just what this feeling is / But that's okay cause we're all sorted out for '''E's''' and wizz}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2002|author={{w|Hugh Mackay (social researcher)|Hugh Mackay}}|title=Winter Close|location=Sydney|publisher={{w|Headline Publishing Group|Hodder Headline}}|isbn=0733615481|page=85|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/winterclose0000mack/page/84/mode/2up?q=E|passage=You mentioned you were taking stuff. Did you mean ecstasy? / What else? It’s excellent. I’m not an addict or nothing, and I steer clear of crack and that. People say '''E''' is for losers but, hey, I’d never be without some eccy in my bag.}}
# {{senseid|en|estrogen or estradiol}} {{lb|en|mostly|LGBTQ}} {{abbreviation of|en|estrogen,estradiol}}.
#: {{cot|en|T|t1=testosterone}}
# The [[grade]] below [[D]] in some grading systems. In most such systems, it is a [[fail]]ing grade.
#* '''1999,''' Julian Stallabrass, ''High Art Lite: British Art in the 1990s'', Verso, {{ISBN|1859843182}}, page 25,
#*: In line with this, he is marketed not only as a mental innocent, but as a class primitive, someone who only got an '''E''' in A-level art […]
#* '''2003,''' Rick, quoted in Linda MacDowell, ''Redundant Masculinities?: Employment Change and White Working Class Youth'', Blackwell Publishing (2003), {{ISBN|1405105860}}, page 198,
#*: My results weren’t that great, to be honest. I weren’t right happy with them; I got an '''E''' in Maths and that were a surprise, but I did get a B in Technology &ndash; that were all right.
#* '''2005,''' S. J. Smith, ''Joe Public'', Virtualbookworm Publishing, {{ISBN|1589397681}}, page 125,
#*: Not really, but perhaps I’d have got an ‘'''E'''’ in Tech Drawing no matter how much I’d asserted myself. Maybe Mr. Pinkerton would have seen to it that my exam paper was tampered with. A spot of teacher to student revenge.
#* '''2005,''' Craig Taylor, ''Light'', Reverb, {{ISBN|1905315007}}, page 103,
#*: But she didn’t get the bit about my accidental artistic career, “But you can’t draw love. You got an '''E''' in your exam. I remember that. You drew that onion that looked like a boil.”
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Alexandra Smith|title=Johnson unveils exam reform plans|magazine=w:The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/nov/30/schools.alevels|date=2006-11-30|passage="The A* grade at A-level is the inevitable consequence of the intention to make A-levels harder. As such, it will provide additional recognition for additional achievement. Importantly, it leaves the existing grades A to '''E''' untouched, so that standards over time are preserved."|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250824003801/https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/nov/30/schools.alevels}}
# {{lb|en|music}} The third note in the C major scale.
# {{lb|en|music}} A major [[chord]] having the notes E–G♯–B as the root, third, and fifth; the major [[scale]] with E as its [[keynote]].
#* {{quote-song|en|lyricist={{w|Ray Stevens}}, {{w|Bill Justis|Bill Everette}}|composer=|title=Gitarzan|url=|album=|artist=Ray Stevens|year=1969|text=He ordered Chet's guitar course COD<br>Makes A, '''E''', workin' on B<br>Digs C&W an' R&B<br>An' me an' a chimpanzee agree<br>That one day soon he'll be<br>A celebrity.}}
# {{senseid|en|episode}} {{abbreviation of|en|episode|t=installment of a series}}.
#: {{ux|en|The pilot episode is S01'''E'''01.}}
# {{lb|en|rhythmic gymnastics}} {{init of|en|execution}}.

=====Derived terms=====
{{col|en|liquid E}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|slang: ecstasy}}{{multitrans|data=
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tt|yue|E仔}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|éčko|n}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|Hebrew}}
* Thai: {{tt+|th|ยาอี}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|slang: estrogen/estradiol}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{tt+|cmn|補}}
* French: {{t+|fr|E|f|f-p}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|grade below D}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{tt+|cmn|戊}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|E}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|abbreviation of episode}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|A}}
}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-prop|?}}

# {{lb|en|religion}} {{abbreviation of|en|Elohist}}.
# {{lb|en|stock symbol}} {{abbr of|en|w:Eni}}.
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Matt Egan|title=It’s a bizarre time for Trump to open Alaska’s Arctic refuge up to oil drilling|magazine=w:CNN Business|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/18/business/trump-arctic-alaska-oil-drilling-anwr|date=2020-08-18|passage=Magnus said that companies such as Italy’s Eni ('''E''') and ConocoPhillips (COP) that already operate in Alaska could be interested in drilling in ANWR.}}

===Etymology 3===
{{wp|E (state)}}
{{wp|E (surname)}}
From the {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}}<ref name="blunden">{{cite-book
|en
|year=1998
|last=Blunden
|first=Caroline
|author2=w:Mark Elvin
|chapter=Gazetteer
|editor=Graham Speake
|title=Cultural Atlas of China
|url=https://archive.org/details/culturalatlasofc00blun_0/
|edition=Revised
|publisher={{w|Facts on File|Checkmark Books}}
|ISBN=0-8160-3814-7
|lccn=98-34322
|oclc=43168341
|ol=9770589M
|pages=232, 233
|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/culturalatlasofc00blun_0/page/233/
|text=Names in ''italics'' represent the Wade-Giles equivalent of the preceding Pinyin transcription.{{...}}E/''O'' ''see'' Ezhou}}</ref> romanization of the {{bor|en|cmn|鄂|tr=È}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|en|O||Wade-Giles}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ʌ/}}, {{enPR|ŭ}}
* {{rhymes|en|ʌ|s=1}}

====Proper noun====
{{head|en|proper nouns}}

# {{lb|en|history}} A [[state]] in [[ancient]] [[China]] of varying location in present-day [[Shanxi]], [[Henan]], and [[Hubei]].
#* {{quote-journal
|en
|year=2002
|journal=The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gaPiAAAAMAAJ
|issn=0081-5691
|oclc=1761032
|page=229
|passage=The discovery suggests also that the center of the state of '''E''' was located in the Suizao corridor in Hubei, not far from the location of '''E''' as suggested by ancient geographical works.}}
#* {{quote-book
|en
|year=2006
|author=Li Feng
|title=Landscape and Power in Early China
|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Landscape_and_Power_in_Early_China/d_qOvs0WjPcC
|publisher=w:Cambridge University Press
|ISBN=9781139456883
|OCLC=667886620
|pages=330–331
|passage=These three bronzes, though clearly modeled on Zhou types, are quite distinctive from the Zhou tradition. They suggest that, although the state of '''E''' served as an ally and agent of the Western Zhou state, it probably had a distinctive cultural origin of its own.}}
#* {{quote-book
|en
|year=2014
|author=Liu Yang
|title=Cast for Eternity
|url=https://archive.org/details/castforeternitya0000liuy/
|publisher=w:Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
|ISBN=978-0-300-20789-7
|OCLC=881612508
|OL=26882136M
|page=15
|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/castforeternitya0000liuy/page/15/
|passage=A six-character inscription cast inside the bowl records that this ''gui'' was made for a nobleman of the '''E''' state. Due to gaps in Chinese historical records, the exact history of the state of '''E''' is uncertain. Since the E Shu ''Gui'' was salvaged from a pile of scrap copper shipped to the Shanghai Foundry from Hubei province, some scholars have inferred that the ''gui'' was excavated from Hubei, therefore proving that the '''E''' state during the Western Zhou was located in today's Hubei province.}}
#* {{see more citations|en}}
# {{lb|en|history}} Its [[capital]], [[also known as]] [[Echeng]] and [[Ezhou]].
# {{surname|en|from=[[Mandarin Chinese]]}}.

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|en|Echeng}}, {{l|en|Eping}}, {{l|en|Ezhou}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|ancient nation}}{{multitrans|data=
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{tt+|cmn|鄂|tr=È}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|鄂|tr=gaku}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{tt|ckb|ئێ}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|ngạc}}
}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====References====
{{reflist}}

===Etymology 4===
{{wp|E language}}
From the {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} romanization of {{bor|en|cmn|誒|tr=ê̄}}, from {{der|en|eee|ɛ⁵⁵}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ɛ/}}, {{enPR|ĕ}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛ|s=1}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# A Tai-Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China; Kjang E.

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|a Tai-Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|誒話}}, {{t|cmn|五色話}}
* E: {{t|eee|誒}}
{{trans-bottom}}

=====See also=====
* {{langcat|eee}}

===Etymology 5===
{{wp|River E}}
{{unk|en}}.

====Proper noun====
{{head|en|proper nouns}}

# {{place|en|river|carea/Highland|cc/Scotland}}.

=====See also=====
{{col|en|E-1
|E-2
|E-6
|E-head
|E-R bridge
|E-road
|E-site
|E-tard
|E-type chondrite
|Poblacion E
|polymyxin E
|pre-E
|Purok E
|triple E
}}

{{C|en|Places in China|Transgender|Academic grades|Compass points|Hormones|Languages|Recreational drugs|Steroids|Transgender}}
{{cln|en|heteronyms|heteronyms|transgender slang}}

==Afar==

===Letter===
{{letter|aa}}

# {{Latn-def|aa|letter|5}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/aa}}

==Afrikaans==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|af|/ɪə/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|af}}

# {{Latn-def|af|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/af/simple}}

===Noun===
{{af-noun|E's|E'tjie}}

# [[#English|E]]

==Akawaio==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ake|/ɛ/|/e/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|ake}}

# {{Latn-def|ake|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ake/simple}}

===References===
* {{R:ake:AKED:2014|2}}

==Albanian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sq|/ɛ/|/e/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|sq}}

# {{Latn-def|sq|letter|7|alphabet=the Standard Albanian [[alphabet]]}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/sq}}

==Angami==

===Letter===
{{letter|njm}}

# {{Latn-def|njm|letter|9}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/njm}}

==Azerbaijani==

===Letter===
{{letter|az}}

# {{Latn-def|az|letter|6}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/az/simple}}

==Basque==

===Pronunciation===
{{eu-IPA}}

===Letter===
{{letter|eu}}

# {{Latn-def|eu|letter|5|e}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/eu/simple}}

==Catalan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA|é}}

===Letter===
{{letter|ca}}

# {{Latn-def|ca|letter|5|e}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ca}}

==Central Franconian==

===Etymology===
* {{IPAchar|/ɛ/}} is from Middle High German {{m|gmh||e}} (both ''ë'' and ''ẹ'') in most closed syllables, in some dialects also in open syllables; in Moselle Franconian from ''ö'' in the same positions.
* {{IPAchar|/e/}} is from {{m|gmh||i}} in most closed syllables; in Moselle Franconian from ''ü'' in the same positions.
* {{IPAchar|/eː/}} is from {{m|gmh||ei}} in Ripuarian and western Moselle Franconian (latter also ''öu''); from {{m|gmh||ie}} in Ripuarian and northern Moselle Franconian (latter also {{m|gmh||üe}}); from {{m|gmh||ē, œ}} in southern Moselle Franconian; in some Moselle Franconian dialects from {{m|gmh||e, ö}} in open syllables.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gmw-cfr|q1=short open|/ɛ/|q2=short closed|/e/|q3=long|/eː/|q4=reduced|/ə/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|gmw-cfr}}

# {{Latn-def|gmw-cfr|letter|alphvar=German-based}}
# {{Latn-def|gmw-cfr|letter|alphvar=Dutch-based}}

====Usage notes====
* In the German-based spelling, short open {{IPAchar|/ɛ/}} may also be represented by {{m|gmw-cfr|Ä}} (see there).
* In the Dutch-based spelling, short closed {{IPAchar|/e/}}, which ranges phonetically between {{IPAchar|[e]}} and {{IPAchar|[ɪ]}}, is represented by {{m|gmw-cfr|I}} (see there).
{{col-top|2|Doubling of long E}}
* In the German-based spelling, long ''e'' is doubled to ''ee'' when the German cognate word has ''ee'' as well. Long ''e'' may or may not be doubled in the following cases:
** at the end of a word or word stem: {{m|gmw-cfr|hee}} ''or'' {{m|gmw-cfr|he}};
** when it is followed by two or more consonants: {{m|gmw-cfr|Leech}} ''or rarely'' {{m|gmw-cfr|Lech}};
** when the German cognate has two vowel letters: {{m|gmw-cfr|Steen}} ''or'' {{m|gmw-cfr|Sten}} (German {{m|de|Stein}});
** when the German cognate has a consonant lost or not present in Central Franconian: {{m|gmw-cfr|weed}} ''or'' {{m|gmw-cfr|wed}} (German {{m|de|wird}});
** when the German cognate has a short vowel: {{m|gmw-cfr|Keet}} ''or'' {{m|gmw-cfr|Ket}} (German {{m|de|Kette}}).
* In the Dutch-based spelling, long ''e'' is always doubled in closed syllables and at the end of a word, always written simple in non-final open syllables.
{{col-bottom}}

==Central Mazahua==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|maz|/e/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|maz}}

# {{Latn-def|maz|letter}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/maz}}

==Chinese==

===Etymology 1===
{{yue-etym-rom|𪘲}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=ji1
|cat=v
}}

====Verb====
{{head|zh|verbs}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|nonstandard}} {{alt form of|yue|𪘲}}

===Etymology 2===
{{yue-etym-rom|依}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=ji1
|cat=pron
}}

====Pronoun====
{{head|zh|pronouns}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|nonstandard}} {{alt form of|yue|依||this; these}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|zh|ED|E+}}

===Etymology 3===

====Pronunciation 1====
{{zh-pron
|m=yì
|m-s=
|c=ji1
|mn=xm:i
|mn-t=i5
|w=sh:1i
|cat=letters
}}

=====Letter=====
{{letter|zh}}

# {{Latn-def|zh|letter|5|alphabet=the Latin alphabet as used in Chinese}}

====Pronunciation 2====
{{zh-pron
|m=ē
|cat=letters
}}

=====Letter=====
{{letter|zh}}

# {{Latn-def|zh|letter|5|alphabet=[[w:Pinyin#Letters|Pinyin]]}}

=====Usage notes=====
{{U:zh:Pinyin letter names}}

==Czech==

===Letter===
{{letter|cs}}

# {{Latn-def|cs|letter|8}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/cs}}

==Dakota==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|dak|/e/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|dak}}

# {{Latn-def|dak|letter}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/dak}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|nl|/eː/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-E.ogg}}

===Letter===
{{letter|nl}}

# {{Latn-def|nl|letter|5}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/nl/simple}}

==Elfdalian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|ovd|ᛆ||Dalecarlian runes}}

===Letter===
{{letter|ovd}}

# {{Latn-def|ovd|letter|7}}

==Esperanto==

===Pronunciation===
:''See {{l|eo|e}}.''

===Letter===
{{letter|eo}}

# {{Latn-def|eo|letter|6|e}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/eo/simple}}

===Noun===
{{head|eo|nouns}}

# {{abbreviation of|eo|eosto||east}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:eo:PIV 2020|e}}
* {{R:eo:ReVo}}

{{C|eo|Compass points}}

==Estonian==
{{wp|et:}}

===Letter===
{{letter|et}}

# {{Latn-def|et|letter|5|ee}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/et/simple}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
{{fi-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{letter|fi}}

# {{Latn-def|fi|letter|5|ee}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/fi/simple}}

===Noun===
{{fi-noun}}

# {{abbreviation of|fi|eximia cum laude approbatur}}
# {{alt case form of|fi|e||E (musical note)|id=note}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-E-fr-Paris.ogg|a=Paris}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-E.wav|a=<<France>> (<<Vosges>>)}}

===Adjective===
{{head|fr|adjectives}}

# {{abbreviation of|fr|est}}; [[east]]

===Noun===
{{head|fr|nouns|g=m}}

# {{abbreviation of|fr|est}}; [[east]]

===Letter===
{{letter|fr}}

# {{Latn-def|fr|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/fr}}

{{C|fr|Compass points}}

==Galician==

===Noun===
{{head|gl|nouns}}

# [[leste]] ([[east]])

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|east}} {{l|gl|L}}

==German==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ʔeː/}}
* {{audio|de|De-E.OGG}}
* {{rhymes|de|eː}}
* {{homophones|de|Ä|eh|qq1=one pronunciation}}

===Letter===
{{letter|de}}

# {{Latn-def|de|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/de}}

===Noun===
{{de-noun|n,-,-:s}}

# {{l|en|E}}

====Declension====
{{de-ndecl|n,-,-:s}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:de:DWDS}}

==Hawaiian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|haw|ʻē|q1=letter name}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|letter name}} {{haw-IPA|ʻē}}
* {{q|phoneme}} {{haw-IPA}}

===Letter===
{{letter|haw}}

# {{Latn-def|haw|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/haw}}

==Hungarian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter or phoneme itself; identifier}} {{hu-IPA|ɛː}}<ref>{{R:SiptarTorkenczy 2007}}, p. 280</ref>
* {{sense|musical note}} {{hu-IPA|é}} {{q|in the names of major scales; see also {{m|hu|e|id=letter}}}}

===Letter===
{{letter|hu}}

# {{Latn-def|hu|letter|9|e}}

====Declension====
{{hu-infl-nom|E-|e}}{{hu-pos-tek|E-}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|hu|E-dúr}}
* {{l|hu|E-vitamin}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/hu/simple}}

===References===
{{reflist}}

==Icelandic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{is-IPA|+<qq:letter name>}}

===Letter===
{{letter|is}}

# {{Latn-def|is|letter|6}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/is}}

==Ido==

===Letter===
{{letter|io}}

# {{Latn-def|io|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/io/simple}}

==Indonesian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|id|/e/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|id|/e/|/ɛ/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|id|/ə/}}

===Etymology 1===
From the {{der|id|la|-}} letter {{m|la|E}}, from the {{der|id|ett|-}} letter {{m|ett|𐌄||e}}, from the {{der|id|grc|-}} letter {{m|grc|Ε||epsilon}}, derived from the {{der|id|phn|-}} letter {{m|phn|𐤄||he}}, from the {{der|id|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m|egy|𓀠}}.

====Letter====
{{letter|id}}

# {{Latn-def|id|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/id/simple}}

===Etymology 2===
Abbreviation.

====Noun====
{{id-noun}}

# {{lb|id|education}} {{l|en|E}}: The [[grade]] below [[D]] in some grading systems. In most such systems, it is a [[fail]]ing grade
# {{lb|id|vehicle-distinguishing signs}} vehicle number plate code for the Cirebon, Majalengka, Indramayu, and Kuningan areas

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Irish==

===Letter===
{{letter|ga}}

# {{Latn-def|ga|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ga}}

==Italian==
{{wp|it:}}

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr
|É*<pre:{{q|letter name}}><hmp:e>
|ẹ́,ẹ̀<pre:{{q|phonemic realization}}><rhyme:-><hmp:e,è>
}}

===Letter===
{{letter|it}}

# {{Latn-def|it|letter|5|e}}

===Noun===
{{head|it|nouns|g=m}}

# {{abbreviation of|it|est}}; [[east]]

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/it/simple}}
* {{pedia|Italian alphabet}}

{{C|it|Compass points}}

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}

# {{ja-romanization of|え}}

==Kankanaey==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|kne|tl|E}}. Letter pronunciation is influenced by {{der|kne|en|E}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{kne-pr|7i<a:letter name>|ë<a:phoneme>|e<a:phoneme><q:uncommon>}}

===Letter===
{{kne-head|letter|E,Ë}}

# {{Latn-def|kne|letter|5|i}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/kne}}

===References===
* {{R:kne:Ortograpiya 2016|page=10-11}}

==Kashubian==

===Etymology===
{{csb-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{letter|csb}}

# {{Latn-def|csb|letter|7|}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/csb}}

==Khiamniungan Naga==

===Etymology===
{{Template:kix-ety-letter}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|kix|/e³³/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|kix}}

# {{lb|kix|Patsho}} {{Latn-def|kix|letter|3|}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/kix}}

====Pronunciation guide====
{{Template:list:Khiamniungan pronunciation/kix}}

==Latin==

===Letter===
{{letter|la}}

# {{Latn-def|la|letter|addl=representing the vowels /e/ and /eː/}}

====Usage notes====
* Historical Latin texts did not generally distinguish short and long vowels orthographically. In modern texts and editions of older texts, the vowels are typically written ⟨E⟩ and ⟨Ē⟩ to mark the length distinction.

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/la}}

==Latvian==
{{wp|lv:}}

===Etymology===
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by [[w:Kārlis Mīlenbahs|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===
* {{lv-IPA|ɛ}}
* {{audio|lv|lv-riga-e.ogg}}
* {{lv-IPA|æ}}
* {{audio|lv|lv-riga-e-broad.ogg}}

===Letter===
[[File:Latin alphabet Ee.svg|class=skin-invert-image|thumb|200px|E]]
{{letter|lv}}

# {{Latn-def|lv|letter|7|e}}

====Usage notes====
The letter '''''E'''''/'''''e''''' (like its long counterpart '''''Ē'''''/'''''ē''''') represent two sounds, {{IPAchar|[ɛ]}} — {{m|lv|šaurais e||narrow e}} — and {{IPAchar|[æ]}} — {{m|lv|platais e||broad e}}. In principle, {{IPAchar|[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, {{IPAchar|[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'' — {{IPAchar|[ɛ]}} or {{IPAchar|[æ]}} — must be memorized.

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/lv/simple}}

==Luxembourgish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lb|/æ/|/eː/|q3=chiefly unstressed|/ə/|/e/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|lb}}

# {{Latn-def|lb|letter|5}}

====Usage notes====
* Long {{IPAchar|/eː/}} is normally spelt {{m|lb||ee}}. Before a single consonant it may be spelt {{m|lb||e}}, but this is restricted to internationalisms (e.g. {{m|lb|Meter}}).
* Apart from unstressed syllables, the pronunciation {{IPAchar|/ə/|/e/}} also occurs in the function words {{m|lb|ech}}; {{m|lb|mech}}, {{m|lb|dech}}, {{m|lb|sech}}; {{m|lb|meng}}, {{m|lb|deng}}, {{m|lb|seng}}; {{m|lb|net}}. Otherwise these vowels are spelt {{m|lb|Ë}} or {{m|lb|É}}.

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/lb}}

===Noun===
{{lb-noun|m|E-en|pl2=E}}

# the letter {{l|en|E}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:lb:LOD|sense=2}}

==Malay==
{{wp|ms:}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|[i]|a=Name of letter}}
* {{IPA|ms|[e]|[ɛ]|a=Phoneme 1}}
* {{IPA|ms|[ə]|a=Phoneme 2}}

===Letter===
{{letter|ms}}

# {{Latn-def|ms|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ms/simple}}

==Maltese==

===Letter===
{{letter|mt}}

# {{Latn-def|mt|letter|5}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/mt}}

==Middle Scots==

===Noun===
{{head|gmw-msc|noun|var=1}}

# {{alt form|gmw-msc|ee|t=eye}}

==Navajo==

===Letter===
{{letter|nv}}

# {{Latn-def|nv|letter}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/nv}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Letter===
{{letter|nb}}

# {{Latn-def|nb|letter|5}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nb}}

===Noun===
{{nb-noun-m1|E-}}

# the letter {{l|en|E}}

===References===
* {{R:nb:OB}}
* {{R:nb:NAOB}}
* [https://snl.no/E_-_bokstav “E – bokstav”] in ''{{w|lang=no|Store norske leksikon}}''.

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Letter===
{{letter|nn}}

# {{Latn-def|nn|letter|5}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nn}}

===Noun===
{{nn-noun-m1|E-}}

# the letter {{l|en|E}}

===References===
* {{R:nn:OB}}

==Nupe==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|nup|/e/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|nup}}

# {{Latn-def|nup|letter|6}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/nup}}

==Old English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|e}}

===Letter===
{{letter|ang}}

# {{Latn-def|ang|letter}}

====Usage notes====
* Modern editions of Old English texts often mark long versions of this vowel with a macron (''Ē'') or acute accent (''É'').

==Oromo==

===Pronunciation===
{{om-IPA|'e}}
{{om-syllables|e}}
**{{audio|om|Om-e.ogg}}

===Letter===
{{letter|om}}

# {{Latn-def|om|letter|5}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
{{ety|pl|id=letter}}
{{pl-ety-letter}}

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|h=-|r=-|a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-E.wav}}

===Letter===
{{letter|pl}}

# {{Latn-def|pl|letter|7|e}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/pl/simple}}

==Portuguese==

===Letter===
{{letter|pt}}

# {{Latn-def|pt|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/pt/simple}}

==Romani==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|rom|/e/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|rom}}

# {{lb|rom|International Standard}} {{Latn-def|rom|letter|7}}
# {{lb|rom|Pan-Vlax}} {{Latn-def|rom|letter|8}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/rom}}

==Romanian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/e/|/je/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|ro}}

# {{Latn-def|ro|letter|7|e}}

====Usage notes====
At the beginnings of some common words, this letter takes on the sound of {{IPAchar|/je/}} as in {{m|ro|este}} ({{IPAchar|/ˈjes.te/}}).

The {{l|en|digraph}} {{m|ro|ea}} represents the {{l|en|diphthong}} {{IPAchar|/e̯a/}}, as in {{m|ro|prea}} ({{IPAchar|/pre̯a/}}).

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ro/simple}}

==Saanich==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|str|/ə/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|str|type=nocase}}

# {{Latn-def|str|letter|9}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/str}}

==Sarikoli==

===Pronunciation===
{{srh-IPA}}

===Letter===
{{letter|srh}}

# {{Latn-def|srh|letter|7}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/srh}}

==Scottish Gaelic==

===Letter===
{{letter|gd}}

# {{Latn-def|gd|letter|5|prec=D|foll=F|addl=; traditionally named {{l|gd|eadha|t=aspen}}}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/gd}}

==Silesian==

===Etymology===
{{szl-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{letter|szl}}

# {{Latn-def|szl|letter|7}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/szl}}

==Skolt Sami==

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|phoneme}} {{IPA|sms|/e/|/ɛ/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|sms}}

# {{Latn-def|sms|letter|10}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/sms/simple}}

==Slovene==
{{wp|sl:}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|sl|Є}} {{q|Metelko alphabet}}

===Etymology===
From Gaj's Latin alphabet {{m|sh|E}}, from {{der|sl|cs|-}} alphabet {{m|cs|E}}, from Latin {{m|la|E}}, from the {{der|sl|ett|-}} letter {{m|ett|𐌄||e}}, from the {{der|sl|grc|-}} letter {{m|grc|Ε||epsilon}}, derived from the {{der|sl|phn|-}} letter {{m|phn|𐤄||he}}, from the {{der|sl|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m|egy|𓀠}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|phoneme|Standard Slovene}}: {{IPA|sl|/éː/|/èː/|/ɛ́/|/ɛ́ː/|/ɛ̀ː/|/ə́/|/ə̀/|/e/|/ɛ/|[ɪ́]|[ɪ̀]|[é̞]|[è̞]}}
* {{q|phoneme|Resian}}: {{IPA|sl|/ɛ/}}
* {{q|phoneme|Natisone Valley dialect}}: {{IPA|sl|/ɛː/|/ɛ/|/ɛ̆/}}
* {{q|letter name}}: {{sl-IPA|ẹ̄}}
* {{q|letter name|archaic}}: {{sl-IPA|ȅ}}
* {{audio|sl|Sl-nt-e.ogg|q=letter name, non-tonal}}
* {{rhymes|sl|eː}}
* {{homophones|sl|e}}

===Letter===
{{letter|sl}}

# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|6}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|8|alphvar=Resian}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|6|alphvar=Natisone Valley dialect}}

===Noun===
{{sl-noun|E|m-in,n}}

# {{Latn-def|sl|name|E|e}}

===Usage notes===
Nowadays, it is hardly ever neuter gender, so it is considered obsolete.<ref>{{cite-book|sl|last=Toporišič|first=Jože|title=Slovenska slovnica / Jože Toporišič. - 4. prenovljena in razširjena izd.|publisher=Obzorja|year=2000|location=Maribor|isbn=961-230-171-9}}</ref>

===Declension===
* Overall more common
{{sl-decl-noun-m|E|E-j}}

* More common when with a definite adjective
{{sl-decl-noun-table2|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|title=Masculine inan., no endings}}

* Obsolete
{{sl-decl-noun-table2|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|title=Neuter, no endings}} {{cln|sl|neuter nouns}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/sl/simple}}
* {{l|sl|Ë}}
* {{l|sl|E|Ē}}
* {{l|sl|E|È}}
* {{l|sl|E|É}}
* {{l|sl|E|Ê}}

===References===
{{reflist}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:sl:Fran}}

==Somali==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|so|/ɛ/|/e/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|so|/ʔɛ/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|so}}

# {{Latn-def|so|letter|24|e|prec=A|foll=I}}

====Usage notes====
* The [[Somali]] alphabet follows the [[Arabic]] [[abjad]] order.

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/so}}

==Spanish==

===Letter===
{{letter|es}}

# {{Latn-def|es|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/es}}

===Noun===
{{head|es|nouns|g=m}}

# {{abbreviation of|es|este}}; [[east]]

{{C|es|Compass points}}

==Swedish==

===Letter===
{{letter|sv}}

# {{Latn-def|sv|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/sv/simple}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|tl|es|E}}. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by {{der|tl|en|E}}.
* Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by the [[Baybayin]] character {{m|tl|ᜁ}}.
* Abecedario pronunciation is from {{der|tl|es|E}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr
|í<qq:letter name, Filipino alphabet>
|é<qq:letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario>
|-é<qq:phoneme, stressed or unstressed>
|syll=E
}}

===Letter===
{{letter|tl}}

# {{tl-letter def|5|i|alph=fil}}
# {{tl-letter def|5|e|alph=abak}}
# {{lb|tl|historical}} {{tl-letter def|6|e|alph=abec}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/tl}}
* {{l|tl|Ë}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}

==Turkish==

===Letter===
{{letter|tr}}

# {{Latn-def|tr|letter|6|e}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/tr/simple}}

==Vietnamese==

===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA|e}}

===Letter===
{{letter|vi}}

# {{Latn-def|vi|letter|8|e}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/vi}}

==Welsh==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/eː/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|cy}}

# {{Latn-def|cy|letter|7|e|prec=Dd|foll=F}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/cy/simple}}

===Mutation===
* E cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take {{l|en|h-prothesis}}, for example with the word {{m|cy|eliffant||elephant}}:
{{cy-mut|eliffant}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cy:GPC}}

==Yoruba==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|yo|/e/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|yo|/é/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|yo}}

# {{Latn-def|yo|letter|4|é}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/yo}}

==Zulu==

===Letter===
{{letter|zu}}

# {{Latn-def|zu|letter|5}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/zu/simple}}