schwa primum

English

Etymology

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

Noun

schwa primum (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) A vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.

Synonyms
  • schwa indogermanicum, schwa primum indogermanicum

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