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schwa primum

schwa primum noun: a vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.

Noun

schwa primum (uncountable)

  1. A vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.
    Synonyms:
    schwa indogermanicum, schwa primum indogermanicum

Synonyms of schwa primum

Origin of schwa primum

From the New Latin schwa prīmum (literally “first schwa”), so named in contrast with schwa secundum.

Questions about schwa primum

What does schwa primum mean?
Schwa primum means a vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.
What part of speech is schwa primum?
Schwa primum is a noun.

Words near schwa primum in the dictionary

  1. schvitzes
  2. schvitzing
  3. schwa
  4. schwa deletion
  5. schwa indogermanicum
  6. schwa primum
  7. schwa secundum
  8. Schwab
  9. Schwabach test
  10. Schwabacher
  11. Schwabachers

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