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/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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
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