different between nasalization vs ogonek

English

Alternative forms

• nasalisation

Etymology

nasalize +? -ation

Noun

nasalization (countable and uncountable, plural nasalizations)

1. (phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth
2. (countable) a particular instance of such change
3. (Irish grammar) eclipsis

Translations

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