| E | |
|---|---|
| E e | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Latin language |
| Sound values | |
| In Unicode | U+0045, U+0065 |
| Alphabetical position | 5 |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Time period | c. 700 BC – present |
| Descendants | |
| Sisters | |
| Other | |
| Associated graphs | ee, e(x), e(x)(y) |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
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| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
E, or e, is the fifth letter and the second vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is e (pronounced /ˈiː/); plural es, Es, or E's.[1]
It is the most commonly used letter in many languages, including Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latin, Latvian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ "E". Oxford Dictionary of English (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. 2010. ISBN 9780199571123.
noun (plural Es or E's)
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- ^ "Frequency of Occurrence of Letters in German". Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2008.