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]

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

Handwritten forms

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja]

Adverb

е • (e)

1. or

   кӏо е чъэ ― č̣̍o e čă ― go or run

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Bashkir

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ̞/, (at start of word) /jɪ̞/
• (in Russian borrowings): IPA^(key): (at start of word or after a vowel) /je/, (after a consonant, palatalizes the preceding consonant) /ʲe/

Letter

е • (ye) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The eighth letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• э (e)
• (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф (xäref); А а (A a), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Ғ ғ (Ğ ğ), Д д (D d), Ҙ ҙ (Đ ð), Е е (Ye ye), Ё ё (Yo yo), Ж ж (Ž ž), З з (Z z), И и (I i), Й й (Y y), К к (K k), Ҡ ҡ (Q q), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), Ң ң (Ñ ñ), О о (O o), Ө ө (Ö ö), П п (P p), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Ҫ ҫ (Θ θ), Т т (T t), У у (U u), Ү ү (Ü ü), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Һ һ (H h), Ц ц (Ts ts), Ч ч (Č č), Ш ш (Š š), Щ щ (Šč šč), Ъ ъ (ʺ ʺ), Ы ы (Ï ï), Ь ь (’ ’), Э э (E e), Ә ә (Ä ä), Ю ю (Yu yu), Я я (Ya ya)

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Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [je]

Letter

е • (je) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The sixth letter of the Belarusian alphabet, called е and written in the Cyrillic script.

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛ]

Letter

е • (e) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The sixth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called е and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

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

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *estь.

Verb

е • (e)

1. third-person singular present indicative of съм (sǎm)

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

   Много е скъпа тая рокля. ― Е, скъпа е, но е много хубава.

   Mnogo e skǎpa taja roklja. ― E, skǎpa e, no e mnogo hubava.

   This dress is very expensive. ― Well, it is expensive, but it's very nice.

   Много си сгрешила, като си постъпила така. ― Е, да, сгреших…

   Mnogo si sgrešila, kato si postǎpila taka. ― E, da, sgreših…

   You've made a big mistake by acting like that. ― 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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Chuvash

Conjunction

е • (e)

1. or
2. either

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Kazakh

Cyrillic	е
Arabic	ە‎

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʲe/, [ʲɛ]

Letter

е • (e) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The eighth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Interjection

е • (e)

1. hey (an expression of surprise, curiosity, etc.)
2. well (an expression of positive attitude to the action)
3. well (an expression of the speaker's awareness of the completed action or fact)

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Ә ә (Ä ä), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Ғ ғ (Ğ ğ), Д д (D d), Е е (E e), Ё ё (Yo yo), Ж ж (J j), З з (Z z), И и (Ï ï), Й й (Y y), К к (K k), Қ қ (Q q), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), Ң ң (Ñ ñ), О о (O o), Ө ө (Ö ö), П п (P p), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), У у (W w), Ұ ұ (U u), Ү ү (Ü ü), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Һ һ (H h), Ц ц (C c), Ч ч (Ç ç), Ш ш (Ş ş), Щ щ (Şş şş), Ъ ъ (ʺ ʺ), Ы ы (I ı), І і (İ i), Ь ь (ʹ ʹ), Э э (É é), Ю ю (Yw yw), Я я (Ya ya)

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Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /e/, (at the beginning of words or after vowels) /je/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /je/

Letter

е • (ye) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The sixth letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called е and written in the Cyrillic script.

Usage notes

The pronunciation of е as /je/ mostly occurs in Russian loanwords.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (Ğ ğ), Д д (D d), Е е (Ye ye), Ё ё (Yo yo), Ж ж (J j), З з (Z z), И и (İ i), Й й (Y y), К к (Q q), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), Ң ң (Ñ ñ), О о (O o), Ө ө (Ö ö), П п (P p), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), У у (U u), Ү ү (Ü ü), Ф ф (F f), Х х (H h), Ц ц (Ts ts), Ч ч (Ç ç), Ш ш (Ş ş), Щ щ (Şç şç), Ъ ъ (ʺ ʺ), Ы ы (I ı), Ь ь (ʹ ʹ), Э э (E e), Ю ю (Yu yu), Я я (Ya ya)

Noun

е • (ye)

1. The name of the Cyrillic-script letter Е.

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɛ/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ɛ]

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Interjection

е • (e)

1. and? (used when the speaker is following what the interlocutor is saying and is asking for further information)

Letter

е • (e) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The seventh letter of the Macedonian alphabet, called е and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Д д (D d), Ѓ ѓ (Ǵ ǵ), Е е (E e), Ж ж (Ž ž), З з (Z z), Ѕ ѕ (Dz dz), И и (I i), Ј ј (J j), К к (K k), Л л (L l), Љ љ (Lj lj), М м (M m), Н н (N n), Њ њ (Nj nj), О о (O o), П п (P p), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), Ќ ќ (Ḱ ḱ), У у (U u), Ф ф (F f), Х х (H h), Ц ц (C c), Ч ч (Č č), Џ џ (Dž dž), Ш ш (Š š)

Noun

е • (e)

1. The name of the Cyrillic-script letter Е.

Verb

е • (e)

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

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Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ji~jɵ/

Letter

е • (ye) (uppercase Е) (italics: Е, е)

1. The sixth letter of the Mongolian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Д д (D d), Е е (Ye ye), Ё ё (Yo yo), Ж ж (J j), З з (Z z), И и (I i), Й й (I i), К к (K k), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), О о (O o), Ө ө (Ö ö), П п (P p), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), У у (U u), Ү ү (Ü ü), Ф ф (F f), Х х (Kh kh), Ц ц (Ts ts), Ч ч (Ch ch), Ш ш (Sh sh), Щ щ (Sh sh), Ъ ъ (I i), Ы ы (Y y), Ь ь (I i), Э э (E e), Ю ю (Yu yu), Я я (Ya ya)

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Old Church Slavonic

Pronoun

е • (e)

1. nominative neuter singular of и (i)

   ты же възмѝ же́злъ твой, и҆ прострѝ рꙋкꙋ твою на́ море, и҆ раздѣли е҆̀. ― ty že vŭzmì žézlŭ tvoj, i҆ prostrì ruku tvoju ná more, i҆ razděli e҆̀. ― But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it ("Exodus", 14:16 // "Ostrog Bible", 1581)

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Ossetian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /e/

Letter

е • (e) (lower case, upper case Е)

1. The tenth letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

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 alphabet, called е and written in the Cyrillic script.
2. Roman letter E, e, usually pronounced [je]

Noun

е • (je) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Cyrillic-script letter Е.

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

• Е (upper case)
• E, e (Latin)

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /e/

Letter

е (Latin spelling e)

1. The seventh letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, called е and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ђ ђ, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ј ј, К к, Л л, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ћ ћ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Џ џ, Ш ш

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.

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɛ/

Letter

е • (e) (upper case Е)

1. The seventh letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (H h), Ґ ґ (G g), Д д (D d), Е е (E e), Є є (Je je), Ж ж (Ž ž), З з (Z z), И и (Y y), І і (I i), Ї ї (Ji ji), Й й (J j), К к (K k), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), О о (O o), П п (P p), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), У у (U u), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Ц ц (C c), Ч ч (Č č), Ш ш (Š š), Щ щ (Šč šč), Ь ь (ʹ ʹ), Ю ю (Ju ju), Я я (Ja ja)