Schwa

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 German 2.1 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• shwä, /ʃwɑː/, /SwA:/

Noun

schwa

1. an indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about" or the "e" in "the".
2. the letter ə used to represent the above sound. (Represented as @ in SAMPA/X-SAMPA ).

Translations

• Dutch: sjwa , doffe e
• French: e muet
• German: Schwa n

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German

Noun

Schwa n

1. schwa