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Schwa
Translation of "schwa" into Russian
schwa
Noun
UK
/ʃwɑː/
US
/ʃwɑ/
schwa
schwas pl
шва
фонетика; термин для среднего центрального безударного гласного звука и соответствующего символа ə In the word 'banana', the first and last vowels are pronounced as a schwa.
В слове «banana» первый и последний гласные произносятся как шва.
Additional translations
редуцированный гласный
описательное обозначение звука schwa в русскоязычной лингвистической литературе schwa
Adjective
UK
/ʃwɑː/
US
/ʃwɑ/
schwa
Used attributively to describe sounds, vowels, or syllables that have the quality of the schwa.
шва
употребляется атрибутивно, напр. schwa vowel — гласный шва The word 'problem' begins with a schwa vowel.
Слово «problem» начинается с гласного шва.
Definitions
schwa
Noun
UK
/ʃwɑː/
US
/ʃwɑ/
The mid-central vowel sound in English, often represented by the symbol ə in the International Phonetic Alphabet, typically occurring in unstressed syllables.
In the word 'banana', the first and last vowels are pronounced as a schwa.
The symbol ə used in phonetic transcription to represent the mid-central vowel sound.
In the IPA chart, the schwa is written with the symbol ə.
schwa
Adjective
UK
/ʃwɑː/
US
/ʃwɑ/
Relating to or having the quality of the schwa sound.
Unstressed syllables often contain a schwa vowel.