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English
wikipedia
Etymology
From the Polish word #Polish|ogonek, meaning "little tail".

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP: IPA|/���g�n�k/
italbrac|US: IPA|/�o�g�n�k/
audio|en-us-ogonek.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. orthography: A hook-shaped diacritical mark attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in �|��, �|��, į|Įį, ǫ|Ǫǫ or ų|Ųų.

Translations

Danish: #Danish|ogonek
Dutch: #Dutch|ogonek
French: #French|ogonek
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Lithuanian: nosin�
Polish: #Polish|ogonek m
Russian: об�азн�й|c-об�азн�й �во��ик (es-óbraznyj khvóstik) m
Spanish: #Spanish|ogonek

See also
cedilla

Polish

Etymology
From ogon, "tail" + -ek (diminutive suffix); literally "little tail".

Noun
ogonek m

1. An #English|ogonek

Category:Polish nouns

pl:ogonek
ru:ogonek
fi:ogonek

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