Meanings
noune caudata (plural e caudatae)
plural e caudatae · alternative e-caudata
- A form of the letter e modified by the addition of a diacritical “tail”: ⟨ę⟩.
- 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.
- Used in Middle and Early Modern Irish for ⟨e⟩, ⟨ae⟩, and ⟨ea⟩.
- Used in Old Norse for /æ(ː)/, representing the Proto-Germanic *a (as opposed to the Proto-Germanic *e).
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Medieval Latinē caudāta
- Englishe caudata
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ē caudāta (literally “tailed e”).
More words from Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French e caudé, e caudata
- e caudéletter e with a diacritical tail
- e caudataletter e with a diacritical tail
Latin ē caudāta
- ē caudātaletter e with a diacritical tail
Cite this entry
APA
e caudata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e%20caudata
MLA
“e caudata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e%20caudata. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e caudata,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e%20caudata.
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