English spellings/Catalogs/E
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E
Ê
êar cf. BrE ërr AmE érr
ëarl
Ëarl Grây tea cf. colour BrE grèy, AmE grây
ëarly
ëarn money = ürn bury = ërne eagle
ëarnest serious = Ërnest person, cf. 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-
échelon ésh-
eclãir sometimes with French accent éclair *í-clãir
eclát sometimes with French accent éclat *è-clá
éctoplasm
económic, -al, -s AmE éc-, BrE êc-
ecónomy
ecólogy
êcosystem
écstasy éxt-
ecstátic éxt-
Écuador *Équador
éczema *éxma
éddy pool = Éddie = Éddy persons
êdict
édit
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
Èid = âid help
èight 8 = AmE âte eat, BrE *ét
èighth *èitth: both t and th sounds
Eîsenhòwer Îz-
eîther BrE, AmE êither neither, voiced th, cf. êther sky, unvoiced th
élbôw
eléction
eléctoral
eléctric
elegîac
Eléktra
élement
eleméntary
elévenses
Élgàr - though it seems contemporary pronunciation was *Èlgə
éligible cf. illégible
elícit obtain = illícit illegal
elìte íl-
elìtist
Elízabeth Queen = Elísabeth
Éltham -təm
elûsive elude = illûsive illusory
élsewhere one word
émanate
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 = émigré
éminence grìse *éminónss-grêez
éminent
emôtion
émpathy
emphysêma
émulate
en French = ón English - en occurs in the following expressions taken from French: en attendant *onətóndón, en blóc, en clãir, en fáce, en famìlle *onfamì, en fête *onfét, en másse, en pássant *onpásson, en plein *onplán, en póste, en prìse, en rappŏrt, en roûte, en suìte *onswêet
encéphalitis enk-
encore ón-
encoúrage BrE; AmE ü
énclave - some say ón-
encúmber cf. incúmbent
endéavour
endógenous cf. indíginous
endûre cf. ínjure
énergy - g as j
energétic - g as j
enfant terrìble *ónfónté-rêebl
enfŏrce require = ín fŏrce applicable
engâge
engagé, usually written with a French accent to distinguish it from the previous, *ongázhây
éngine -jín
England *Íng-glənd
English *Íng-glísh
ennuì *ón-wê
enŏrmous
enoúgh *inúff
en pássant *ompásson - last syllable nasalised
enquîre, enquîry or inquîre, inquîry; AmE ínquiry = enquiry
ensemble *onsómble
ensûe -syû
ensůre certain = insůre insurance; 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 - nm
environméntalist - nm
epicûrêan
épitāph
êqual
eqùality
equâte
équitable
ër hesitation = BrE ërr error
êra BrE; AmE éra time = BrE érror mistake; cf. ãrea, ària
erádicate cf. írrigate
ére before = ãir oxygen = héir estate
ërne eagle = ëarn money = ürn pot
ërr BrE; AmE érr = AmE ãir, cf. êar
érror
eschêat - s and ch pronounced separately: rhymes with chêat
escheŵ - s and ch pronounced separately: rhymes with cheŵ
ÉTA Basque = Étta person
ét ál
etc. = ét cétera - the pronunciation ‘ixetra’ is frowned upon
éthnocéntric one word
ethnógraphy
êthŷl
Êton school = êaten eat = Êton = Êaton persons
eû- well = yoû pronoun
Eûcharist Yûkə-
eûchre *yûker
Eûgêne = yoû, Jêan
eûlogy
eùro currency = Eùro championship
Eùrope *Yùrəp
Europêan
euthanâsia -âzìyə
eváporate
êve before cf. êaves roof
êven cf. Évan
evént
Évelyn usually female
Êvelyn usually male
éveryday adjective as in éveryday lîfe; cf. wê gét úp évery dây
êvil cf. dévil
eŵe sheep = yoû me = yeŵ tree
éx lover = éx- past
exácerbate
exággerate
excél
éxcellent
excépt exception = accépt receive
exclâim
exécutive cf. éxecute
éxercise
exhíbit
exhibítion
exhílarating silent h, cf. hilãrious
éxîle
éxiting exit cf. excîting excite, both one t
exónerâte
éxŏrcise = éxercise
expátriate -ət, cf. pâtriot, also ət
expêrience
expériment
expertìse -têez, cf. other words ending in -ise, mostly -îze
explôsive -sív or -zív
expôse
exposé normally has French accent to distinguish it from the above, *expôzây - either stressed
extól or extôl
éxtra *xtra
éxtradîct -dîte
extrávagant
extravagánza
extrêmist
extraŏrdinary - the first a often is not heard: *extrŏrdinary
eŷe see = Î am = aŷe yes
eŷesîght one word, *îsîte
eŷeẁash one word, *îwósh
éyrie bird has variant spellings éyry, ãérie and ãéry = ãiry light; cf. Lâke Êrie = êerie weird