Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shwah]
- /ʃwɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shwah]
- /ʃwɑ/
Definitions of shwas word
- noun shwas the mid-central, neutral vowel sound typically occurring in unstressed syllables in English, however spelled, as the sound of a in alone and sofa, e in system, i in easily, o in gallop, u in circus. 2
- noun shwas the phonetic symbol ə, used to represent this sound. 1
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Origin of shwas
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < German < Hebrew shəwā, name of a diacritic marking schwa or no vowel
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Parts of speech for Shwas
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shwas popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.