ę-ą

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the hypercorrect pronunciation of the nasal vowels ę and ą before consonants, associated with the upper classes.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛw̃.ɔw̃/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛw̃ɔw̃
  • Syllabification: ę‧-ą

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

  • ę-ą in Polish dictionaries at PWN