German

Noun

Schwa n ‎(genitive Schwas, plural Schwas)

1. schwa

English

Noun

schwa ‎(plural schwas)

1. An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
2. The character ə, an upside-down, backwards, lower-case E

Synonyms

• (indeterminate central vowel): natural vowel, neutral vowel

Translations

Anagrams

• chaws

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• xuá (rare)
• xevá (rare)
• chevá (rare)

Noun

schwa m (plural schwas)

1. (phonetics) schwa (mid-central vowel)