Language |
Word |
IPA |
Meaning |
Notes
|
Albanian |
[[[Albanian alphabet|tre]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[tɾɛ] |
'three' |
|
Catalan[1] |
[mel] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[mɛɫ] |
'honey' |
See Catalan phonology
|
Armenian |
Eastern[2] |
[[[Armenian alphabet|էջ]]] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language code: arm (help) |
[ɛd͡ʒ] |
'page' |
|
Chinese |
Cantonese |
[[[Chinese Character|蛇]]] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: zh-yue-Hani (help) [se4] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[sɛː˩] |
'snake' |
See Cantonese phonology
|
Mandarin |
[[[Chinese Character|斜]]] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: zh-cmn-Hani (help) [[[Pinyin|xié]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[ɕjɛ˧˥] |
'tilted' |
See Mandarin phonology
|
Wu |
[[[Chinese Characters|顏]]] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: zh-wuu-Hani (help) [ngae] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[ŋɛ˥˨] |
'face' |
|
Czech |
[Amerika] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[ˈamɛrɪka] |
'America' |
See Czech phonology
|
Danish |
Standard[3] |
[frisk] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[ˈfʁ̞ɛsɡ̊] |
'fresh' |
Typically transcribed /æ/. See Danish phonology
|
Dutch |
Standard |
[bed] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[bɛt]ⓘ |
'bed' |
See Dutch phonology
|
Leiden |
[[[Dutch orthography|je]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[jɛ̞ː]ⓘ |
'you' |
Corresponds to [ɛi] in standard Dutch.
|
Nijmegen
|
The Hague
|
Southern |
Some dialects, corresponds to [ɛi] in standard Dutch.
|
English |
Irish |
[bed] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[bɛd]ⓘ |
'bed' |
Older RP speakers pronounce a closer vowel [e̞]. See English phonology
|
North American
|
RP[4][5]
|
Scottish[6]
|
Cockney[7] |
fat |
[fɛt] |
'fat'
|
New Zealand
|
Singaporean[8]
|
South African[9] |
Some broad speakers. Others pronounce [æ].
|
Southern English |
Some dialects. Other speakers pronounce a more open vowel [æ ~ a].
|
Belfast[10] |
days |
[dɛːz] |
'days' |
Pronounced [iə] in closed syllables; corresponds to [eɪ] in RP.
|
Zulu[11] |
mate |
[mɛt] |
'mate' |
Speakers with a met-mate merger.
|
Faroese |
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[ɛlska] |
'love' |
|
French[12] |
[bête] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[bɛt]ⓘ |
'animal' |
See French phonology
|
Galician |
[pé] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[pɛ] |
'foot' |
|
Georgian[13] |
გედი |
[ɡɛdi] |
'swan' |
|
German |
Standard[14] |
[Bett] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[bɛtʰ]ⓘ |
'bed' |
See German phonology
|
Hindi |
शहर |
[ʃɛɦɛr] |
'city' |
See Hindi-Urdu phonology
|
Hungarian |
[nem] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[nɛm] |
'no' |
See Hungarian phonology
|
Icelandic |
[[[Icelandic alphabet|ég]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[jɛɣ] |
'I' |
See Icelandic phonology
|
Italian[15] |
[bene] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[ˈbɛːne]ⓘ |
'good' |
See Italian phonology
|
Korean |
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[tʰɛ.jaŋ] |
'Sun' |
See Korean phonology
|
Lithuanian |
[[[Lithuanian alphabet|mane]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[mɐˈnʲɛ] |
'me' (acc.) |
|
Macedonian |
елен |
[ˈɛlɛn] |
'deer' |
See Macedonian phonology
|
Ngwe |
Njoagwi dialect |
[lɛ̀rɛ́] |
'eye' |
|
North Frisian |
[tech] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[tɛx] |
'closed' |
|
Norwegian |
[nett] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[nɛt] |
'net' |
See Norwegian phonology
|
Polish[16] |
[ten] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[t̪ɛn̪]ⓘ |
'this one' (masc. nom.) |
See Polish phonology
|
Portuguese[17] |
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[kɐˈfɛ] |
'coffee' |
See Portuguese phonology
|
Russian[18] |
это |
[ˈɛtə]ⓘ |
'this' |
See Russian phonology
|
Scottish Gaelic |
[[[Scottish Gaelic alphabet|aig]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[ɛk] |
'at' |
See Scottish Gaelic phonology
|
Seri |
[[[Seri alphabet|me]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[mɛ] |
'you' |
|
Slovak |
[pes] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[pɛs] |
'dog' |
|
Spanish[19] |
Eastern Andalusian |
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[læ̞ː ˈmæ̞ːð̞ɾɛː] |
'the mothers' |
Corresponds to [e̞] in other dialects, but in these dialects they're distinct. See Spanish phonology
|
Murcian
|
Swedish |
Central Standard[20] |
[[[Swedish alphabet|ät]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[ɛːt] |
'eat' (imp.) |
See Swedish phonology
|
Turkish |
[[[Turkish alphabet|süre]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[syɾɛ] |
'duration' |
See Turkish phonology
|
Ukrainian |
береза |
[bɛˈrɛzɑ]ⓘ |
'birch' |
See Ukrainian phonology
|
Urdu |
شہر |
[ʃɛɦɛr] |
'city' |
See Hindi-Urdu phonology
|
Vietnamese |
[[[Vietnamese alphabet|e]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[ɛ] |
'to fear' |
See Vietnamese phonology
|
West Frisian |
[têd] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
[tɛːt] |
'languid' |
|
Yoruba |
ẹsẹ̀ |
[ɛ̄sɛ] |
'leg' |
|