Ė ė is a letter of the Latin script, the letter E with a dot above.

Use

It is the 9th letter in the Lithuanian alphabet and is also used in the Potawatomi language[1] and the Cheyenne language.

It was coined by Daniel Klein, the author of the first printed grammar of the Lithuanian language, Grammatica Litvanica (1653).[2][3]

Its pronunciation in Lithuanian is eː, contrasting with ę, which is pronounced a lower ɛː (formerly nasalized [ɛ̃ː]) and e, pronounced [ɛ, ɛː].

The character is also used in Croatian to denote the old yat, alongside the more usual ě.

Transliteration

This character is also used in strict Library of Congress transliteration in transliterating the Cyrillic letter Э э into the Latin alphabet.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Learning the Language". Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
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  3. ^ Subačius, Giedrius (2005). The Lithuanian language: traditions and trends. The Lithuanian Institute, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania. p. 9. ISBN 9955-548-09-6. Retrieved 14 January 2023.