noun · neuter
pē
pē n or f (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈpeː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː]
Meaning
- indeclinableThe name of the Latin script letter P/p.
-pe, an enclitic particle with an intensive force Sauscr. -pa, -pi, which is similarly used; cf. -que, as in prope, nempe, quippe; and appearing as p in quispiam, uspiam, etc. (cf. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 846).
Origins
Derived from Etruscan. Etruscan names of stops were the stop followed by /eː/.