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Ę

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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]

Chipewyan

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Pronunciation

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  1. IPA(key): /ɛ̃/

Letter

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Ę (upper case ę)

  1. A letter of the Chipewyan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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Ę (lower case ę)

  1. The eighth letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called e nosinė and written in the Latin script.

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Low German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

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Ę (lowercase ę)

  1. The letter E with an ogonek.
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Letter

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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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Polish

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Etymology

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The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and Ę for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛw̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

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Ę (upper case, lower case ę)

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

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