"schwa" meaning in Italian

See schwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃva/, /ʃeˈva/, /ʃəˈva/, /ˈʃwa/ Forms: scevà [alternative]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Borrowed from German Schwa or English schwa, from Hebrew שווא / שְׁוָא (sh'va ,š’vā, “nought”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|de|Schwa}} Borrowed from German Schwa, {{bor|it|en|schwa}} English schwa, {{der|it|he|-}} Hebrew, {{he-m|שווא||nought|dwv=שְׁוָא|tr=sh'va ,š’vā}} שווא / שְׁוָא (sh'va ,š’vā, “nought”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} schwa m (invariable)
  1. (phonetics) schwa (mid-central vowel) Tags: invariable, masculine
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      "ipa": "/ʃeˈva/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʃəˈva/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃwa/"
    },
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    }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃeˈva/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃəˈva/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃwa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}

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