e-caudataとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From the Medieval Latin ē caudāta (字義どおりに “tailed e”).

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.kaʊˈdɑːtə/, /ˈiː.kɔːˈdeɪtə/

名詞

e caudata (複数形 e caudatae)

1. A form of the letter e modified by the addition of a diacritical “tail”: ⟨ę⟩.
   1. Used in Latin for a long ē that represents an etymological ⟨ae⟩ or ⟨oe⟩ diphthong, both of which diphthongs had phonologically merged into ⟨ē⟩ by the early Mediaeval period.
   2. Used in Middle and Early Modern Irish for ⟨e⟩, ⟨ae⟩, and ⟨ea⟩.
   3. Used in Old Norse for /æ(ː)/, representing the Proto-Germanic *a (as opposed to the Proto-Germanic *e).