"schwi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃwiː/ Forms: schwis [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Alteration of vowel in the word schwa to more closely approximate the sound described. Head templates: {{en-noun}} schwi (plural schwis)
  1. (phonetics) An indeterminate near-close central unrounded vowel sound as the "e" in "roses" or the "y" in "very", depending on accent; sometimes represented as [[[i]]], [[[ɪ]]], or [[[ᵻ]]] in IPA. Categories (topical): Phonemes, Phonetics

Inflected forms

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