"schwar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃwɑː(ɹ)/ Forms: schwars [plural], schwer [alternative, rare]
enPR: shwär Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From schwa + r. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|schwa|r|text=+}} From schwa + r. Head templates: {{en-noun}} schwar (plural schwars)
  1. (phonetics) A rhotacized schwa. Coordinate_terms: a-schwa, schwa, schwi, schwu
    Sense id: en-schwar-en-noun-kdHt4eha Categories (other): Phonetics, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 45 55 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
  2. (linguistics, typography) The letter ɚ (and sometimes ɝ), used in the International Phonetic Alphabet used to represent a rhoticized schwa.
    Sense id: en-schwar-en-noun-bjpbjfiX Categories (other): Linguistics, Typography, East Central German entries with incorrect language header, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Phonemes Disambiguation of East Central German entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 5 7 28 42 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 10 1 7 30 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 0 5 36 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 32 68 Disambiguation of Phonemes: 30 70 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, media, publishing, sciences, typography

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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