Close-mid front unrounded vowel

Close-mid front unrounded vowel
Close-mid front unrounded vowel
e
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Encoding
X-SAMPA	e

The close-mid front unrounded vowel is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English.

Characteristics

The vowel height is close-mid, also known as high-mid, which means the tongue is made with a close vowel (high vowel) and a mid vowel together.
The vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned in the front.
It is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.

Language	Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
French	été	[e.te]	'summer'	Often represented by the accent aigu.
Italian	sera	[ˈse.ra]	'evening'	Referred to as e chiusa (closed e).
German	Beere	[ˈbeːʁə]	'berry'	Occurs as a long tense vowel.
Korean	베 (be)	[pe]	'hemp'	Distinguished from /ɛ/ in formal speech.
Spanish	mesa	[ˈme.sa]	'table'	Spanish /e/ is typically close-mid.
Portuguese	medo	[ˈme.du]	'fear'	A common phonemic vowel.
Vietnamese	tết	[tet˧˥]	'festival'