"ogonek" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊɡənɛk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɒˈɡɒnɛk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊɡənɛk/ [US], /ɔˈɡɔnɛk/ Audio: en-us-ogonek.ogg [US] Forms: ogoneks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnɛk Etymology: From Polish ogonek (literally “little tail”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pl|ogonek|lit=little tail}} Polish ogonek (literally “little tail”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ogonek (plural ogoneks)
  1. (orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų. Wikipedia link: ogonek Categories (topical): Diacritical marks, Orthography Coordinate_terms: cedilla Translations (diacritical mark): аго́нэк (ahónek) [masculine] (Belarusian), хво́сцік (xvóscik) (note: "little tail") [colloquial, masculine] (Belarusian), 反尾形符 (fǎnwěixíngfú) (Chinese Mandarin), ocásek [masculine] (Czech), ogonek [common-gender] (Danish), ogonek [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), nevkruok (Elfdalian), ogoneko (Esperanto), krókur [masculine] (Faroese), ogonek (Finnish), häntä (Finnish), ogonek [masculine] (French), Ogonek [neuter] (German), זנב (zanáv) [masculine] (Hebrew), ogonek (Hungarian), horog (Hungarian), jobb farok (Hungarian), farkinca [informal] (Hungarian), ogonek [masculine] (Italian), codetta [feminine] (Italian), uncino [masculine] (Italian), オゴネク (ogoneku) (Japanese), 오고넥 (ogonek) (Korean), nosinė [feminine] (Lithuanian), kvist [masculine] (Norwegian), اگنک (ogonek) (Persian), ogonek [masculine] (Polish), ого́нэк (ogónɛk) [masculine] (Russian), хво́стик (xvóstik) (note: "little tail") [colloquial, masculine] (Russian), nožička [feminine] (Slovak), ogonek [masculine] (Spanish), colita [feminine] (Spanish), svans [common-gender] (Swedish), ого́нек (ohónek) [masculine] (Ukrainian), хво́стик (xvóstyk) (note: "little tail") [colloquial, masculine] (Ukrainian), sįįc (Winnebago)
    Sense id: en-ogonek-en-noun-QTqQ79TB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "diacritical mark",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "word": "反尾形符"
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      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "diacritical mark",
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      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "word": "ogonek"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "word": "häntä"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "zanáv",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "זנב"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "word": "ogonek"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
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      "word": "farkinca"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ogonek"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "codetta"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ogoneku",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "word": "オゴネク"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ogonek",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "word": "오고넥"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nosinė"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kvist"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ogonek",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "word": "اگنک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ogonek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ogónɛk",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ого́нэк"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "\"little tail\"",
      "roman": "xvóstik",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хво́стик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nožička"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ogonek"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "colita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "svans"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ohónek",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ого́нек"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "note": "\"little tail\"",
      "roman": "xvóstyk",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хво́стик"
    },
    {
      "code": "win",
      "lang": "Winnebago",
      "sense": "diacritical mark",
      "word": "sįįc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ogonek"
}

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