Definition of "schwa" in Englisch

noun

1. (phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.

2. The name of the Latin-script letter Ə/ə.

verb

1. (phonetics, of a vowel sound, rare) To be reduced to schwa.

noun

1. Alternative form of shva.