schwa.
An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
Meaning & usage
An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
The name of the Latin script letter Ə/ə.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Classical Syriac ܫܘܳܝܳܐ (š'waya)bor. Hebrew שווא (š’wā)lbor. German Schwabor. English schwa 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.
To be reduced to schwa.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Classical Syriac ܫܘܳܝܳܐ (š'waya)bor. Hebrew שווא (š’wā)lbor. German Schwabor. English schwa 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 form of shva.
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