-ę

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Pronunciation

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