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Old Polish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /æ̃/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /æ̃/

    Suffix

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     n

    1. forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Polish:
    • Silesian:

    Polish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ɛ/, (careful speech) /ɛw̃/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛw̃
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
    • Homophones: e, -e, ę

    Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Old Polish .

      Suffix

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       n

      1. forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people
        bocian + ‎ → ‎bocianię
        chłop + ‎ → ‎chłopię
      Declension
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      Derived terms
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      Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ.

      Suffix

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      1. forms first person singular of verbs in Class I or Class II
        widzieć + ‎ → ‎widzę
        pisać + ‎ → ‎piszę
        móc + ‎ → ‎mogę

      Etymology 3

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ. Cognate with Latin -am.

      Suffix

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      1. forms accusative singular of nouns ending in -a
        książka + ‎ → ‎książkę
        buzia + ‎ → ‎buzię
        podłoga + ‎ → ‎podłogę