-е-

Bulgarian

Etymology

Alternative form of -о- (-o-) used after consonants that were originally palatalized stops or hushing sibilants, as well as ц (c). Modern Bulgarian features much less palatalization, so this isn't readily apparent in derived words.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛ]

Interfix

-е- • (-e-)

1. Alternative form of -о- (-o-) (forms compound words; not meaning-bearing)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms interfixed with -е-

References

• Тодор Бояджиев, Иван Куцаров, Йордан Пенчев (1999) “3. Морфемен състав на производната дума [3. Morphemic structure of words]”, in Тодор Бояджиев, editor, Съвременен български език [Contemporary Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian) (textbook), Sofia, Bulgaria: ИК "Петър Берон", →ISBN, pages 240, 241

Moksha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʲə/

Interfix

-е- • (-e-)

1. an interfix that surfaces before various suffixes, after a soft consonant

Derived terms

Moksha terms interfixed with -е-

See also

• -о- (-o-) (after hard consonants)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʲɪ]

Interfix

-е- • (-e-)

1. alternative form of -о- (-o-) (used after palatalized and hushing consonants)

Derived terms

Russian terms interfixed with -е-