schwa primum
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the New Latin schwa prīmum (literally “first schwa”), so named in contrast with schwa secundum.
Noun
[edit]- (linguistics) A vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]reconstructed Proto-Indo-European vowel
Further reading
[edit]- Laryngeal theory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia