scevà

Italian

Etymology

Adaptation of schwa, from German Schwa or English schwa, from Hebrew שווא / שְׁוָא (sh'va ,š’vā, “nought”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ʃeˈva/^*
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: sce‧và

Noun

scevà m or f (invariable)

1. shva (Hebrew nikud vowel sign)
2. (phonetics) schwa (mid-central vowel)

Further reading

• scevà in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana