ę-ą

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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.ɔw̃/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛw̃ɔw̃
  • Syllabification: ę‧-ą

Adjective

ę-ą (comparative bardziej ę-ą, superlative najbardziej ę-ą, no derived adverb)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly predicative) Alternative form of ą-ę

Further reading

  • ę-ą in Polish dictionaries at PWN