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Sound
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noun
An anaptyctic vowel inserted to break up illicit word-initial consonant clusters in Proto-Indo-European, particularly word-initial stop + stop + resonant sequences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: schwa indogermanicum secundum
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the New Latin schwa secundum (literally “second schwa”).
