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-

écho sound = Éco Umberto

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 -ájərâte

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

explôsíve -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