ȇ

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]

Translingual

Letter

ȇ (upper case Ȇ)

  1. The letter e with an inverted breve.

See also

Slovene

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɛ́ː/, [ɛ̂ː]
  • (symbol name): IPA(key): /t͡sirkumflɛktíːrani ʃirɔ̀ːki èː/, /t͡sirkumflɛktíːrani ʃirɔ̀ːki éː/ cirkumflektirani široki e
  • Rhymes: -ɛː

Symbol

ȇ

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

Usage notes

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

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