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Schwa.

schwa (mid central vowel sound)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃvaː/[ʃʋaː]
  1. schwa (mid central vowel sound)

    neuter · strong
  2. shva (one of the nikud (Hebrew vowel signs))

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Hebrew שווא / שְׁוָא (š’wā, “nought”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.