Ie (digraph)

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Ie is a digraph found in many languages. In English, ie represents the /aɪ/ sound as in lie or the /i/ sound as in cookie.

Contents 1 Maltese 2 Dutch 3 German 4 Latvian and Lithuanian 5 See also

[edit] Maltese

In Maltese, ie is a distinct letter and represents a long close front unrounded vowel (IPA: /iː/) or IPA: /iɛ/.

[edit] Dutch

In Dutch, the ie represents /i/.

[edit] German

In German, it may represent the lengthened vowel [i] as in Tier (animal) as well as the vowel combination [iə] as in Belgien (Belgium).

[edit] Latvian and Lithuanian

In Latvian and Lithuanian, the ie is considered two letters for all purposes and represents /i̯e/.

[edit] See also

• I before e except after c

v • d • e Latin alphabet
Digraphs	Aa aa Ae ae Ai ai Au au Aw aw Ay ay Bh bh Ch ch Ck ck Cö cö Cs cs Cu cu Cz cz Dd dd Dh dh Dj dj Dx dx Dz dz Dž dž Dź dź Dż dż Ea ea Ee ee Ei ei Eu eu Ew ew Ey ey Ff ff Fh fh Gb gb Gh gh Għ għ Gi gi Gj gj Gn gn Gy gy Hs hs Hu hu Ie ie IJ ij Jö jö Kh kh Kp kp Ku ku Lh lh Lj lj Ll ll Ly ly Mb mb Mh mh Mp mp Nd nd Ng ng Nh nh Nj nj Nk nk Ns ns Nt nt Ny ny Nz nz Oa oa Oe oe Oi oi Oo oo Ou ou Ow ow Oy oy Ph ph Qu qu Rd rd Rh rh Rl rl Rn rn Rr rr Rt rt Rz rz Sh sh Sv sv Sy sy Sz sz Th th Tj tj Tr tr Ts ts Tx tx Ty ty Tz tz Ue ue Ui ui Vh vh Wh wh Xh xh Xö xö Yh yh Yk yk Zh zh Zs zs Zv zv
Trigraphs	C'h c'h Dzs dzs Eau eau Ngb ngb Ngh ngh Ngk ngk Nkp nkp Nth nth Nyk nyk Rnd rnd Sch sch
Tetragraphs	Eeuw eeuw Ieuw ieuw Ough ough