Fact is that non-low vowels before /R/ are lowered or form falling diphthongs with an a-schwa, which apparently calls for a spreading analysis.
Source: wiktionary
A-schwa
Synonyms for "a-schwa"
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German
2 entries- a-Schwa noun (a-schwa)
- a-Schwa noun (a-schwa)
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Similar to German, the a'''-schwa plural suffix may combine with Umlaut, and Umlaut can also be the only plural marker (i.e. "combine with zero").
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