schwa

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Schwa, from Hebrew שווא / שְׁוָא (shva, šəwā, “(mark indicating reduction or absence of a vowel)”), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܫ̈ܘܰܝܳܐ (š'wayyā, literally “even, equal”), in Syriac a term for a sign consisting of two vertical dots used to separate parts of a sentence. Doublet of shva. ==== Alternative forms ==== shwa schwə (rare) ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: shwä, IPA(key): /ʃwɑ/ (humorous) IPA(key): /ʃwə/, /ʃwʌ/ Rhymes: -ɑː, -ʌ ==== Noun ==== schwa (plural schwas) (phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA. Synonyms: natural vowel, neutral vowel Hyponym: schwar Coordinate terms: a-schwa, e-schwa, schwar, schwi, schwu The name of the Latin script letter Ə/ə. ==== Verb ==== schwa (third-person singular simple present schwas, present participle schwaing, simple past and past participle schwaed) (phonetics, of a vowel sound, rare) To be reduced to schwa. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== schwa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== schwa (plural schwas) Alternative form of shva. === References === === Anagrams === chaws == Italian == === Alternative forms === scevà === Etymology === Borrowed from German Schwa or English schwa, from Hebrew שווא / שְׁוָא (sh'va ,š’vā, “nought”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃva/, */ʃeˈva/*, /ʃəˈva/*, */ˈʃwa/ Rhymes: -a === Noun === schwa m or f (invariable) (phonetics) schwa (mid-central vowel) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === xuá, xevá, chevá === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English schwa. === Pronunciation === === Noun === schwa m (plural schwas) (phonetics) schwa (mid-central vowel)