E
e
[iː] Usage note
This word may be capitalized in senses 1) and 4) and must be capitalized in senses 2) and 3).
e(
i
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (letter)
2. (music)
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g. "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
abbreviation
3. (East or Eastern)
4. (Ecstasy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
a. el éxtasis
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They did E and went to a rave.Tomaron éxtasis y fueron a una fiesta rave.
e
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (letter)
a. la E, e
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
2. (east)
a. el mi
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
b. el E, este
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
3. (school)
a. el suspenso
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to get an Eobtener una baja calificación
4. (drug)
a. el éxtasis
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Usage note
In Spanish, the conjunction "e" is used instead of "y" before a word beginning with "i" or "hi." This word may be capitalized in sense 2) and must be capitalized in senses 3) and 4).
e(
eh
)A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences (e.g. The cat and the dog slept.).
1. (copulative)
a. and
Caballeros e hidalgos pertenecían a la clase alta de la sociedad antigua.Knights and noblemen belonged to old society upper class.
Mi hermano habla francés e inglés.My brother speaks French and English.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g. "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
abbreviation
4. (East)
e
conjunction
1. and
e is used instead of y in front of words beginning with i or hi (e.g. apoyo e interés support and interest; corazón e hígado heart and liver).
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