ŝvao

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwa, from Hebrew שווא (sh'va ,š’vā, nought). Compare Polish szwa, Russian шва (šva), Italian schwa, scevà.

Pronunciation

Noun

ŝvao (accusative singular ŝvaon, plural ŝvaoj, accusative plural ŝvaojn)

  1. (phonetics) schwa (indeterminate central vowel, represented as /ə/ in IPA)