ą-ę
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ae"
Polish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the hypercorrect pronunciation of the nasal vowels ą and ę before consonants, associated with the upper classes.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editą-ę (comparative bardziej ą-ę, superlative najbardziej ą-ę, no derived adverb)
- (colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly predicative) hoity-toity, la-di-da, posh, snobbish
Further reading
edit- ą-ę in Polish dictionaries at PWN