ą-ę

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ae"

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔw̃.ɛw̃/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔw̃ɛw̃
  • Syllabification: ą-‧ę

Adjective

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly predicative) hoity-toity, la-di-da, posh, snobbish

Further reading
  • ą-ę in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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