English spellings/Catalogs/E

'''Ê

'''Ê. côlî is one of several ways of writing the abbreviation of Escherichia coli; ecôlî''' is the simplest

Eâmonn = Eâmon, cf. Hâyman (minimal pair)

êar cf. BrE ërr AmE '''érr

Éarheart Amelia = Érhard German *Érhart

'''ëarl

Ëarl Grây tea *Ërle Grèy, cf. colour BrE grèy, AmE grây; cf. Ërle Stánley Gàrdner

'''ëarly

ëarn money = ürn bury = ërne eagle

ëarnest serious = Ërnest person, cf. the punning title Thê Impŏrtance of Bêing Ëarnest

'''ëarth

'''Eâster

eâstern east BrE = Êaston person

'''êasy-gôing

êaten eat = Êton school

êaves roof cf. êve before

êavesdróp one word

eccéntric exé-, cf. ecléctic, éxcellent

ecclesiástic cf. '''ecléctic

écho sound = Éco ''Umberto

échelon or ésh-

eclãir sometimes with French accent éclair *í-clãir

eclát sometimes with French accent éclat *è-clá

ecôlî is the simplest way of writing the abbreviation of Escherichia coli, cf. '''Ê. côlî

'''éctoplasm

ecléctic cf. '''ecclesiástic

económic: ê- or é-

'''ecónomy

'''ecólogy

êcosystem (preferable to écosystem = écho sýstem)

écstasy éxt-

ecstátic éxt-

Écuador *Équador

éczema *éxma

éddy pool = Éddie name = Éddy surname

'''Édgar

Édgbaston, Éjb-

édge *éj

Édgwãre, Éjw-

'''êdict

'''édit

Édward *Édwə(r)d

Edwårdian, Edwàrdian

êek exclamation = êke ''out

êerie strange as in Lâke Êrie, cf. ãiry light = éyrie - and variant spellings - bird

efféct result í- or ə-: when schwa = afféct cause

effervésce -véss

'''efficácity

effícient -shənt

éffort AmE *éfrt, BrE *éfət

effròntery cf. '''affrònt

e.g. *êe-jêe

êgo

egotístical etc. - ê or é

egrêgious

'''Êgýpt

Egýptian *Ijípshən

Èid = âid help = âide ''assistant

eidétic î-

Eîffel Tower ≈ eŷeful ''sight

èight 8 = AmE âte eat, BrE *ét

èighth *èitth: both t and th sounds

Eîleen

Éire Ireland *Ãirə

Eîsenhòwer Îz-

eîther BrE, AmE êither neither, voiced th, cf. êther sky, unvoiced '''th

êke out = êek ''cry

ElBáradeî

'''élbôw

éldritch, cf. óstrich, Éldridge

'''eléction

'''eléctoral

'''eléctric

'''eléctrón

'''elegîac

'''Eléktra

élement makes a minimal pair with élephant

'''eleméntary

'''elévenses

'''élf

'''élfin

Élgàr - though it seems contemporary pronunciation was *Èlgə

Êlham Kent = Êalham, cf. Éltham *Éltam

elícit obtain = illícit illegal

'''elîde

éligible cf. '''illégible

Elîsha cf. Alísha = Alícia

'''Elîjah

Éliot George, T.S. = Elliot = Élliott

'''elísion

elìte íl-

'''elìtist

Elízabeth Queen = '''Elísabeth

'''ellípse

Él Sálvador; adjective can be Salvadǒrean or Salvadǒrian

élsewhere one word

Éltham -təm

elûde əl- or íl-, cf. allûde əl-

elûsive elude = illûsive illusory

élves, plural of '''élf

'''Élvis

ém, as in ém dásh or ém-dásh or émdásh

'''émanate

* emanuénsis amanuénsis

embárrass cf. '''embrâce

émbassy cf. '''ambássador

'''embézzle

'''émblem

'''embódiment

embrâce cf. '''embárrass

'''embrŏidery

émbryo *émbrio

eménds alters = aménds make, cf. imménse ''huge

'''emërge

émigrate cf. '''ímmigrâte

émigrè can be written with French accents: émigré

éminence grìse *éminónss-grêez

'''éminent

'''emôtion

'''émpathy

'''emphysêma

'''émulate

en French = ón English: en occurs in the following expressions taken from French, which may be italicised: en attendant *onətóndón, en bloc *ón blóck, en clair *ón clãir, en face, *ón fáss, en famille *onfamì, en fête *onfét, en masse, *ón máss, en passant *onpásson, en plein *ón plán, en poste *ón póst, en prise, *ón prêez, en rapport, *ón rappŏr, en roûte, *ón roôt, en suìte *ón swêet

én, as in én dásh or én-dásh or éndásh

encéphalitis enk-

encore óngk-

encoúrage BrE; AmE '''ü

énclave - some say óngk-

encúmber cf. '''incúmbent

'''endéavour

endógenous cf. '''indíginous

endûre cf. '''ínjure

énemy

énergy - g as j

energétic - g as j

enfant terrìble *ónfónté-rêebl

enfŏrce require = ín fŏrce applicable

enfŏrceable -ssəb-

'''engâge

engagé, usually written with a French accent to distinguish it from the previous, *ongázhây

Éngelbert Húmperdinck, the English pop singer, has a g sound in addition to the ng sound, whereas the composer whose name he took should ideally, in conformity with the German, have no extra g sound and a ù: Hùmperdinck

éngine -jín

England *Íng-glənd, English *Íng-glísh: not "Êeng-

énmity

ennuì *ón-wê

'''enŏrmous

enoúgh *inúff

en pássant *ompásson - last syllable nasalised

enquîre, enquîry or inquîre, inquîry; AmE ínquiry = '''enquiry

ensemble *onsómble

énsign *énsən, *énsîne

ensûe -syû

ensůre verify = insůre insurance, verify; BrE *inshåw, AmE *inshûre

'''énter

entîre *íntŷre, cf. MácIntyre etc.

entîrety *entîrity

entouràge *óntùràzh

éntrance enter

entrānce beguile

entrèe, can have French accent entrée, *óntrây

entrepôt *óntrəpô

entreprenëur ón-; AmE -'''neûr

'''enúnciate´

envélop verb

énvelôpe noun - some say ón-

envîronment, environméntalist: -nm-

Eôín = '''Ôwen

'''epicûrêan

'''épitāph

êpóch -ók; some AmE *épək

'''êqual

'''eqùality

'''equâte

'''equatǒrial

equilíbrium: ê or '''é

'''équitable

'''equívocal

'''Equûleus

ër hesitation = BrE ërr ''error

êra BrE; AmE éra time = BrE érror mistake, or *éəra (*ãira); cf. ãrea, '''ària

erádicate cf. '''írrigate

Érdogàn *Ãirdowàn or Ërdowàn

ére before = ãir oxygen = héir estate

'''ërgo

Eritrèa, Eritrêa

ërne eagle = ëarn money = ürn pot

Ërnest = ëarnest sincere

ërr BrE; AmE érr = AmE ãir, cf. '''êar

érror BrE = éra AmE, so American Názi éra sounds as if it means Nàzi érror to British and Commonwealth speakers

eschêat - s and ch pronounced separately: second syllable = '''chêat

escheŵ - s and ch pronounced separately: second syllable = '''cheŵ

éspìonàge -àzh

Ésther = (much rarer) '''Éster

ÉTA Basque = Étta person

'''ét ál

etc. = ét cétera: not pronounced 'ixetra' and not spelt *ect

êther, cf. êither/eîther

éthnocéntric one word

'''ethnógraphy

êthŷl, cf. '''Éthel

etìolate

étiquette *éttikétt

Êton school = êaten eat = Êton = Êaton persons

'''Etônian

eû- well = yoû pronoun

Eûcharist Yûkə-

eûchre *yûker

Eûgêne = '''yoû, Jêan

'''eûlogy

'''eûphemism

eûro currency = Eûro European = Yûro ''Timi

Eûrope *Yûrəp

Eurôpa ''Jupiter, mythology

Europêan *Yuropêan

eûrozône (not capitalised as it refers to the euro currency)

euthanâsia -âzìyə, or palatalised, ≈ '''yoûth an' Âsia

evanéscent év-

Évans makes a minimal pair with héavens

eváporate cf. '''vâporise

êve before cf. êaves roof

êven cf. Évan (minimal pair)

'''evént

Évelyn usually female

Êvelyn usually male

éveryday: the one-word form is an attributive adjective as in éveryday lîfe; cf. '''wê gét úp évery dây

évery tîme two words, cf. sòmetime or other, anytime *énnytime, which can be one or two, depending on sense

Evgény = Yevgény, strictly with (another) invisible 'y': *Yevgyény (Евгений)

êvil cf. '''dévil

evolûtion BrE ê-, AmE é-

eŵe sheep = yoû me = yeŵ tree

éx lover = éx- past

'''exácerbate

exággerate -ájərâte

exāmple (cf. "exemple" in French)

'''excél

'''éxcellent

* excéntric eccéntric exé-

excépt exception = accépt receive, cf. '''exémpt

éxcërpt noun, excërpt ''verb

exchéquer -ker

'''excîte

excîting excite cf. éxíting ''exit

exclamâtion, cf. '''exclâim

'''excûse

éxeát *éxiat

'''éxecute

execûtion

exécutive

exécutor

exémpt, cf. excépt

éxercise practise ≈ éxŏrcise ''spirit

exërgue *exërg

'''exhíbit

'''exhibítion

exhílarating silent h, cf. '''hilãrious

'''éxîle

'''exístence

'''existéntial

éxiting exit cf. excîting excite, both one '''t

'''exónerâte éxŏrcise, cf. éxercise (minimal pair, or both may have medial schwa)

expátriate -ət, cf. pâtriot, also ət

expêrìence *ixpêərêənss

'''expéríment

expertìse -têez, cf. other words ending in -ise, mostly -îze

explanâtion, cf. '''explâin

explôsíve -sív or -zív

'''expôse

exposé normally has French accent to distinguish it from the above, *expôzây - either stressed

extól or '''extôl

éxtra *xtra

'''éxtradîte

'''extrávagant

'''extravagánza

extraŏrdinary - the first a often is not heard: *extrŏrdinary

'''extrêmist

'''éxtrovërt

eŷe see = Î am = aŷe yes

eŷesîght one word, *îsîte

eŷeẁash one word, *îwósh

èyot islet = âit islet, alternative spelling = èight ''8

Éyre Jane = ãir breathe, etc.

éyrie bird has variant spellings éyry, ãérie and ãéry = ãiry light; cf. Lâke Êrie = êerie weird

Ezêkiel