Es

See also: Appendix:Variations of "es"

Translingual

Symbol

Es

  1. (chemistry) Chemical symbol for einsteinium.
  2. (chemistry, obsolete) Obsolete chemical symbol for hesperium, now named plutonium.
    Synonym: Pu
  3. (metrology) Symbol for exasecond, an SI unit of time equal to 1018 seconds.

English

Noun

Es

  1. plural of E

Usage notes

  • Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that “after letters an apostrophe is obligatory.” The 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.15, “To aid comprehension, lowercase letters form the plural with an apostrophe and an s”. The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Es
  • Homophones: es, ess, S

Etymology 1

E (E) +‎ -(e)s (flat)

Noun

Es n (strong, genitive Es, plural Es)

  1. (music) E-flat
Declension

Etymology 2

Nominalization of es (it).

Noun

Es n (strong, genitive Es, plural Es)

  1. (psychoanalysis) id
    Synonym: Id
Declension
Descendants
  • New Latin: id (semantic loan)
    • Czech: id
    • Danish: id
    • English: id

Further reading

  • Es” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Es” in Duden online
  • Es” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon