schwa primum
Meanings
noun
- A vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.
Word forms
Etymology
From the New Latin schwa prīmum (literally “first schwa”), so named in contrast with schwa secundum.
Synonyms
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