ą-ę

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɔ̃ʔɛ̃/

Adjective

ą-ę (indeclinable, comparative bardziej ą-ę, superlative najbardziej ą-ę)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly predicative) posh; snobbish
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