è.
Used to disambiguate words ending in a stressed ⟨-e⟩, regardless of its pronunciation
Meaning & usage
Used to disambiguate words ending in a stressed ⟨-e⟩, regardless of its pronunciation
Used to indicate a stressed word-final ⟨-e⟩, regardless of its pronunciation
Used to indicate the letter ⟨e⟩ when pronounced as open /ɛ/
Where this word comes from
The addition of a grave accent to the letter ⟨E⟩ is derived from Latin, where it was used with disambiguation purposes, e.g. in a word-final syllable to mark the word as an adverb (cōnstanter → constantèr).
third-person singular present indicative of essere; is
Se non è vero, è ben trovato
Where this word comes from
From Latin est, from Latin *et, the regularized variant; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.