-ę

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /æ̃/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /æ̃/

Suffix

-ę n

  1. forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ę

Descendants

  • Polish: -ę
  • Silesian: -ã

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Syllabification: ę

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Suffix

-ę n

  1. forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people
    ‎bocian + ‎-ę → ‎bocianię
    ‎chłop + ‎-ę → ‎chłopię
Declension
Declension of -ę
singular plural
nominative -ę -ęta
genitive -ęcia -ąt
dative -ęciu -ętom
accusative -ę -ęta
instrumental -ęciem -ętami
locative -ęciu -ętach
vocative -ę -ęta
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -ę

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ.

Suffix

-ę

  1. forms first person singular of verbs not in Class I or Class II

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ. Cognate with Latin -am.

Suffix

-ę

  1. forms accusative singular of nouns ending in -a
  2. (obsolete) forms accusative singular of short form feminine adjectives
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