ę-ą

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ea"

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