I have seen Aand E joined together, what is it ?

Question

Reading an old book out of the library , came across it, I think it was Aesop's fables.

Answer 1

the correct term for this "character" is a ligature, it is greek, it can also be oe as well as ae

Answer 2

How is his name correctly pronounced?



I was told in Latin 1 that Julius Caesar's name was pronounced /kai sar/ in ancient Roman times.



Today the connected ae is used in the IPA pronunciation guide found in some dictionaries to signify the "short a" sound: cat is written as /kaet/



Aesop as /ai sap/, or /ae sap/ ? I have heard more often /i sap/.



Sorry to answer your question with another.

Answer 3

The "ae" joined together was once a letter in the Old English language, but it disappeared, along with the flat-topped 3 and the d with a cross over the top (which is still found in Icelandic).



It is sometimes still used in formal writing on the far side of the Atlantic (the "Encyclopaedia Brittanica" comes to mind.)

Answer 4

It's a diptithon. That is a word from Greek. For example Encycolpaedia Britannica is written like that.

Answer 5

A diphthong, which is a complex sound produced by moving from one vowel sound to another within a single syllable.

Unless, of course, you were passing the accident and emergency department at the local hospital.

Answer 6

It is a dipthong, which is two vowels together. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, it is the symbol for the sound aa, as in "happy"

Answer 7

I still use it - and the oe ligature too.

Answer 8

word ending in Latin....

[mainly fem.] first declension

genitive dative singular; nominative, vocative plural



ae pronounced as the "y" as in try



Greek words transliterated into Latin....Latin, Latinate words





"y" sound in Latin words

"ah" sound, usually in English words

Answer 9

conjoined letters!!.....no i think its Scandinavian in origin but dont quote me.

Answer 10

diphthong

Answer 11

it is Greek... latin

Answer 12

American Eagle. Duh.