ogonek
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ogonek
- /ɒˈɡɒnɛk/ UK
- /ˈəʊɡənɛk/ UK
- /ɑˈɡɑnɛk/ US
- /ɔˈɡɔnɛk/ US
- /ˈoʊɡənɛk/ US
- /ɔˈɡɔnɛk/
Rhymes with -ɒnɛk
noun ogoneks
- A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų. The pangram “Pchnąć w tę łódź jeża lub ośm skrzyń fig” (To push a hedgehog or eight boxes of figs into that boat) highlights a few of the language-specific diacritical marks, such as L with stroke (ł) and ogoneks (ą, ę) necessary to write in Polish—demonstrating how a writing system can accommodate
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Talk about this word "ogonek." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ogonek. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ogonek. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ogonek "ogonek." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ogonek.
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@misc{ogonek_2026,
title = {ogonek},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ogonek},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
