Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ/

Suffix

  1. Forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people.
    bocianię, cielę, gęsię, kaczę, kocię, kruczę, orlę, pisklę, sowię, wronię, żurawię, źrebię
    chłopię, dziecię, dziewczę
    zwierzę

Declension

Derived terms

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Suffix

  1. Forms first person singular of verbs not in Class I or Class II.
  2. Forms accusative singular of nouns ending in -a.
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