Gothic
Etymology
From Latin S. Appears to have been a later Ostrogothic form influenced by Latin scriptoria, partially replacing the earlier "sigmoid" Gothic S (which however was still somewhat rarely used even in Ostrogothic manuscripts, concurrently with the Latin-type S). This sigmoid S resembled and is thought to have derived from Ancient Greek Σ (S). (Some have considered the earlier sigmoid S to be derived from the ᛊ rune instead.)
Letter
𐍃 • (s)
- The twentieth letter of the Gothic alphabet, representing /s/, with a numerical value of 200.
See also
- Gothic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): 𐌰, 𐌱, 𐌲, 𐌳, 𐌴, 𐌵, 𐌶, 𐌷, 𐌸, 𐌹, 𐌺, 𐌻, 𐌼, 𐌽, 𐌾, 𐌿, 𐍀, 𐍁, 𐍂, 𐍃, 𐍄, 𐍅, 𐍆, 𐍇, 𐍈, 𐍉, 𐍊 [edit]