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

Translations

reconstructed Proto-Indo-European vowel

Further reading

• Laryngeal theory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia