е

See also: Ҽ, Ҿ, and Appendix:Variations of "e"

е U+0435, е CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE ← д [U+0434] Cyrillic ж → [U+0436]

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja]

Adverb

е • (e)

1. or

   кӏо е чъэ ― č̣̍o e čă ― go or run

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Bulgarian

Cyrillic letter Е е
(Е е), normal above, italics below.

Handwritten forms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ/

Letter

е • (e) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The sixth letter of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is е /ɛ/ and it has the sound of e in net. It is preceded by Д and followed by Ж.

See also

• Ѣ, ѣ (Ě, ě)
• Wikipedia article on the Cyrillic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: Е, е

Verb

е • (e)

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of съм.

Interjection

е • (e)

1. used to express indignation, dissatisfaction, irritation, annoyance

   Е, прекаляваш! ― E, prekaljavaš! ― You've crossed the line!

   Е, то бива, бива, ама... ― E, to biva, biva, ama... ― Really, that's the limit...

2. used to express surprise, well, really

   Е! Чухте ли я какво каза! ― E! Čuhte li ja kakvo kaza! ― Did you hear what she said!

Particle

е • (e)

1. used to ask for elaboration

   Е, и после? ― E, i posle? ― And then?/So?

   Е, та какво? ― E, ta kakvo? ― Well, what of that?/So what?

2. used to emphasize a question word

   Е, как можа? ― E, kak moža? ― How could you?

   Е, какво ще правим сега? ― E, kakvo šte pravim sega? ― And what are we going to do now?

3. used to agree to something, rather unwillingly, well

   A:

   Много е скъпа тая рокля. ― Mnogo e skǎpa taja roklja. ― This dress is very expensive.

   B:

   Е, скъпа е, но е много хубава. ― E, skǎpa e, no e mnogo hubava. ― Well, it is expensive, but it's very nice.

   A:

   Много си сгрешила, като си постъпила така. ― Mnogo si sgrešila, kato si postǎpila taka. ― You've made a big mistake by acting like that.

   B:

   Е, да, сгреших... ― E, da, sgreših... ― Well, yes, I have...

4. used to express that one is waiting for somebody to say something, well

   Е, чакам отговора ти. ― E, čakam otgovora ti. ― Well, I'm waiting for your answer.

5. used to change the subject

   Е, нека оставим тази тема настрана. ― E, neka ostavim tazi tema nastrana. ― Let's drop this subject.

6. used to mark the end of a conversation, well

   Е, по-добре да тръгвам. ― E, po-dobre da trǎgvam. ― Well, I'd better be going now.

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Macedonian

Letter

е • (e) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The seventh letter of the Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is е /ɛ/ and it has the sound of e in net. It is preceded by Ѓ and followed by Ж.

Verb

е • (e)

1. third-person singular present of сум (sum)

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Ossetian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /e/

Letter

е • (e) (upper case Е)

1. The tenth letter of the Ossetian alphabet

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Ӕ ӕ (Æ æ), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Гъ гъ (Ǧ ǧ), Д д (D d), Дж дж (Ǵ ǵ), Дз дз (Ʒ ʒ), Е е (E e), З з (Z z), И и (I i), Й й (J j), К к (K k), Къ къ (K’ k’), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), О о (O o), П п (P p), Пъ пъ (P’ p’), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), Тъ тъ (Tʺ t’), У у (U u), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Хъ хъ (Q q), Ц ц (C c), Цъ цъ (C’ c’), Ч ч (Ḱ ḱ), Чъ чъ (Ḱ’ ḱ’), Ы ы (Y y)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [je]

Etymology 1

Letter

е • (je) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The sixth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is е (je) and it has the sound of ye in yes. It is preceded by Д (D) and followed by Ё (Jo).
2. Roman letter E, e, usually pronounced [je]

Noun

е • (je) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The Cyrillic letter Е (Je), е (je).

Etymology 2

Interjection

е! • (je!)

1. (slang) yeah!, yo!, oh yeah!

   Всё кру́то е! ― Vsjó krúto je! ― Awesome, yeah!

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• (uppercase): Е

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /e/

Letter

е (Latin spelling e)

1. The 7th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet, preceded by ђ and followed by ж.

Usage notes

Its name is е /e/ and it has the sound of e in net.

Etymology 2

Variant of еј or хеј

Interjection

е (Latin spelling e)

1. (rare) well, now
2. (informal, at the beginning of the sentence) hey
3. (informal, at the beginning of the sentence) Used to emphasize the sentence

   Е, шта има? ― Hey, what's up?

4. (informal, at the beginning of the sentence) Used to express surprise

   Е, откуд ти? ― Hey, where did you come from?

5. (informal, at the beginning of the sentence) Used to get attention or change the topic of conversation, especially if followed by а (“and; but”)

   Е, а види ово. ― And look at this.