Ę U+0118, Ę
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH OGONEK
Composition:E [U+0045] + ◌̨ [U+0328]
ė
[U+0117]
Latin Extended-A ę
[U+0119]

TranslingualEdit

LetterEdit

Ę (lower case ę)

  1. The letter E with an ogonek.

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Low GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Simplified from earlier , from earlier ee, which was used to represent the diphthongal nature of /ɛə/.

PronunciationEdit

  • (initially) IPA(key): /ɛə/, /æə/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ɛː/, /æː/

LetterEdit

Ę (lowercase ę)

  1. The letter E with an ogonek.

NavajoEdit

LetterEdit

Ę (lowercase ę)

  1. The letter E with a hook:
    Ę = /ɛ̃˨/
    Ę́ = /ɛ̃˥/
    ĘĘ = /ɛ̃ː˨˨/
    Ę́Ę = /ɛ̃ː˥˨/
    ĘĘ́ = /ɛ̃ː˨˥/
    Ę́Ę́ = /ɛ̃ː˥˥/

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PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃/ [ɛw̃]
    • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ɛn/ (before d, t)
  • IPA(key): /ɛm/ (before p, b)
  • IPA(key): /ɛ/ (end of a word, also before l, ł)
  • IPA(key): /ɛɲ/ [ɛj̃] (before ć, dź, ś, ź, ci, dzi, si, zi)
  • IPA(key): /ɛŋ/ (before k, g)

LetterEdit

Ę (upper case, lower case ę)

  1. The eighth letter of the Polish alphabet, called ę and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Ę in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Ę in Polish dictionaries at PWN