ȇ

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ȇ U+0207, ȇ
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH INVERTED BREVE
Composition:e [U+0065] + ◌̑ [U+0311]
Ȇ
[U+0206]
Latin Extended-B Ȉ
[U+0208]

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ȇ (Cyrillic spelling е̑)

  1. (lexicography) A long e vowel with falling tone

Slovene

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Etymology

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Letter a with inverted breve ◌̑ to signify long high-pitched vowel.

Pronunciation

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Symbol

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ȇ

  1. (tonal SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [ɛ́ː].

Usage notes

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Symbol is sometimes used as a letter to denote pitch in a word, but that is mostly limited to foreign or specialized dictionaries.

See also

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References

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  • Toporišič, Jože (2000) Slovenska slovnica / Jože Toporišič. - 4. prenovljena in razširjena izd. (in Slovene), Maribor: Obzorja, →ISBN