E is the fifth letter in the Latin alphabet. It is also the second vowel in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English (pronounced /ˈiː/) is spelled e; or rarely "ee", and the plural is ees, though this is rare. The letter E is the most commonly used letter in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latin, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish languages.
E is derived from the Greek letter epsilon which is much the same in appearance ...
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E is the fifth letter in the Latin alphabet. It is also the second vowel in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English (pronounced /ˈiː/) is spelled e; or rarely "ee", and the plural is ees, though this is rare. The letter E is the most commonly used letter in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latin, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish languages.
E is derived from the Greek letter epsilon which is much the same in appearance (Ε, ε) and function. In etymology, the Semitic hê probably first represented a praying or calling human figure (hillul jubilation), and was probably based on a similar Egyptian hieroglyph that was pronounced and used quite differently. In Semitic, the letter represented /h/ (and /e/ in foreign words), in Greek hê became Εψιλον (Epsilon) with the value /e/. Etruscans and Romans followed this usage. Arising from the Great Vowel Shift, English usage is rather different, namely /iː/ (derived from /eː/ in "me" or "bee") whereas other words like ...
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