ŝvao

Esperanto

La sono de ŝvao

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwa, from Hebrew שווא (sh'va ,š’vā, “nought”). Compare Polish szwa, Russian шва (šva), Italian schwa, scevà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃvao]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Hyphenation: ŝva‧o

Noun

ŝvao (accusative singular ŝvaon, plural ŝvaoj, accusative plural ŝvaojn)

1. (phonetics) schwa (indeterminate central vowel, represented as /ə/ in IPA)