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schwus

schwus is the plural of schwu.

Meaning of schwu

Noun

schwu (plural schwus)

  1. An indeterminate near-close central rounded vowel sound, such as the "u" in "awful" or the initial "o" in "omission", depending on the accent; sometimes represented as [[[ɵ]]] in IPA or [[[ᵿ]]] in para-IPA.
    • Reflecting this loss of contrast, Wells uses schwi (the so-called ‘happy-vowel’) and schwu (weak-u), replacing [ɪ] and [ʊ] and giving [ˈhæpiə] and [ˈdʒæɡuə].2011, Patricia Ashby, Understanding Phonetics (Understanding Language), →ISBN, page 112

Questions about schwus

What is schwus the plural of?
Schwus is the plural of schwu.

Words near schwus in the dictionary

  1. schwitzing
  2. Schwoerer
  3. Schwoerers
  4. schwu
  5. schwung
  6. schwus
  7. Schwyz
  8. Schwyzer Dutsch
  9. Schwyzertütsch
  10. Schwäbisch Hall
  11. schwə

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