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schwa secundum

schwa secundum noun: an anaptyctic vowel inserted to break up illicit word-initial consonant clusters in Proto-Indo-European, particularly word-initial stop + stop + resonant sequences.

Noun

schwa secundum (uncountable)

  1. An anaptyctic vowel inserted to break up illicit word-initial consonant clusters in Proto-Indo-European, particularly word-initial stop + stop + resonant sequences.
    Synonyms:
    schwa indogermanicum secundum

Synonyms of schwa secundum

  • schwa indogermanicum secundum

Origin of schwa secundum

From the New Latin schwa secundum (literally “second schwa”).

Questions about schwa secundum

What does schwa secundum mean?
Schwa secundum means an anaptyctic vowel inserted to break up illicit word-initial consonant clusters in Proto-Indo-European, particularly word-initial stop + stop + resonant sequences.
What part of speech is schwa secundum?
Schwa secundum is a noun.

Words near schwa secundum in the dictionary

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

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