ogonek
/ɑˈɡɑnɛk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.
Example Sentences
- "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 many languages with thorough character inclusion."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *o- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos Proto-Slavic *gonъ Proto-Slavic *ogonъ Polish ogon Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Polish -ek Polish -ek Polish ogonekbor. English ogonek Borrowed from Polish ogonek, from ogon (“tail”) + -ek.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑˈɡɑnɛk/
- British English: /ɒˈɡɒnɛk/