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Polish
Etymology
From the hypercorrect pronunciation of the nasal vowels ę and ą before consonants, associated with the upper classes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛw̃ ˈɔw̃/
- Syllabification: ę-‧ą
Adjective
ę-ą (comparative bardziej ę-ą, superlative najbardziej ę-ą, no derived adverb)
- (colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly predicative) Alternative form of ą-ę
Further reading
- ę-ą in Polish dictionaries at PWN