different between diacritical vs ogonek

English

Etymology

From diacritic +? -al.

Adjective

diacritical (comparative more diacritical, superlative most diacritical)

1. Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
2. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic
   • A. J. Ellis

     A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer.

Derived terms

• diacritically

Translations

Noun

diacritical (plural diacriticals)

1. A diacritic (mark).

English

Etymology

From the Polish word ogonek (literally “little tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????n?k/, /????n?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?o???n?k/
• IPA^(key): /????n?k/ (using the original Polish pronunciation of the word)
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Noun

ogonek (plural ogoneks)

1. (orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark (?) attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in ??, ??, ??, ?? or ??.

   Hypernym: diacritical hook

Coordinate terms

• cedilla

Translations

Polish

Etymology

From ogon (“tail”) +? -ek (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????.n?k/

Noun

ogonek m inan

1. Diminutive of ogon: a little tail.
2. queue
3. (orthography) ogonek (diacritical mark)

Declension

Further reading

• ogonek in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• ogonek in Polish dictionaries at PWN