Phrase Hound found 4 phrases and 11 compound words that contain schwa. The most common are listed below. Open schwa in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 4
- schwa deletionThe phenomenon of the dropping of the orthographic inherent vowel in speech, in Indo-Aryan languages that use abugidas.
- schwa secundumAn anaptyctic vowel inserted to break up illicit word-initial consonant clusters in Proto-Indo-European, particularly word-initial stop + stop + resonant sequences.
- schwa indogermanicumSynonym of schwa primum: A vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.
- schwa primumA vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.
Compound words 11
- schwerAlternative spelling of schwar: A rhotacized schwa.
- schwalessWithout a schwa.
- schwarA rhotacized schwa.
- SchwabacherA style of black letter typeface that evolved from Gothic Textualis (Textura) under the influence of Humanist type design in Italy during the 15th century.
- SchwandtA surname.
- PodeschwaA surname from Polish.
- Schwalmsplural of Schwalm: A surname.
- SchwanerA surname.
- Schwarksplural of Schwark: A surname.
- schwarmaAlternative form of shawarma: A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.