schwa primum

Meaning

Noun

A vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.

Related

Similar words

schwa indogermanicum, schwa primum indogermanicum

Origin

From the New Latin Schwa primum, so named in contrast with schwa secundum.

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