ą-ę

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ̃.ʔɛ̃/

Adjective

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

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