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Translingual
Alternative forms
- ſ (archaic)
Letter
s (upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation
Pronunciation of IPA [sːɑː, ɑssɑː] with the sound [s]: (file)
Symbol
s
Gallery
- Letter styles
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of S, in normal and italic type
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See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſ Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter S): Śś Ṥṥ Ŝŝ Šš Ṧṧ Ṡṡẛ Şş Ṣṣ Ṩṩ Șș S̩s̩ ᵴ ᶊ ʂ ȿ ꜱ Ss ſ ẞß stſt
- ß
- Ʃ (esh)
- Ѕ (dze)
- $
Other representations of S:
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (name of letter) IPA(key): /ɛs/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛs
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, /ʃ/, /z/, /ʒ/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S, plural ss or s's)
- The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
- Hyponyms: short s, round s, terminal s; long s, descending s, medial s; sharp s, double S
Derived terms
Number
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Abbreviations. s
- (Stenoscript) the sound /s/ in a word.
- (an orthographic ⟨s⟩ pronounced /z/ is transcribed z)
- (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of us.
- (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of saw.
- (Stenoscript) the prefix or initial syllable sub-
- (some manuals advise capital S for the prefix sub-)
Noun
s
- (metrology) Abbreviation of scruple, a unit of mass in the apothecaries' system.
- (physics) Abbreviation of strange quark.
- Alternative form of s..
Derived terms
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
- s-
- -s
- -'s
Afar
Letter
s
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German daz, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *só. Cognate with German das, Dutch dat, English that, Icelandic það.
Article
s n
- (definite) the
- 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- Wüssed Si, Herr Bodmer, das isches, was ich so bewundere an de Schwitzer: Ire Humor. I jedere Situazion s’richtige Wort.
- You know, Mr Bodmer, that's what I admire about the Swiss – their humour. The right word for every situation.
- 2010, Pedro Lenz, Der Goalie bin ig:
- D Wohnig isch d Wohnig und ds Business isch ds Business.
- Accommodation is accommodation, and business is business.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative/accusative | de dr (Bern) |
d | s ds (Bern) |
d |
dative | em | der | em | de |
- Masculine nominative/accusative singular de has the form der before a vowel, e.g. der alt Maa ‘the old man’
- Dative plural de has the form den before a vowel, e.g. den alte Fraue ‘(to) the old women’
- Feminine singular d and plural d have the variant di before an adjective, e.g. di jung Mueter ‘the young mother’
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s lower case (upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es̺e/, [e̞.s̺e̞]
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Catalan
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called essa, esse, or es and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lletres; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (upper case S)
- A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ⱥ ⱥ, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cꞌ cꞌ, Cj cj, Cu cu, Cꞌu cꞌu, Cju cju, Ch ch, Chꞌ chꞌ, Chj chj, D d, Dy dy, E e, Ɇ ɇ, E̱ e̱, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, ꞌHu ꞌhu, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jꞌ jꞌ, Jm jm, Jn jn, Jñ jñ, Ju ju, Jy jy, L l, M m, Mꞌ mꞌ, N n, Nꞌ nꞌ, Ñ ñ, Ñꞌ ñꞌ, O o, Ø ø, O̱ o̱, P p, Pj pj, R r, S s, T t, Tꞌ tꞌ, Tj tj, Ts ts, Tsꞌ tsꞌ, Tsj tsj, U u, Ꞹ ꞹ, U̱ u̱, X x, Z z, Zh zh, ꞌ
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech s, se, from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Audio: (file)
Preposition
s
- with [with instrumental]
- (dated, literary) down from, off [with genitive]
- Synonym: z
- dolů z/s kopce ― down the hill
- (obsolete) enough for, stronger than, above [with accusative]
- today only found in these phrases:
- být s to ― to be capable
- seč ― as much as
- kdo s koho ― who is stronger than whom
- today only found in these phrases:
Usage notes
- The more usual form is s, while se is used before words starting with s, z and certain consonant clusters.
- The use with genitive is dated and normally replaced by z, but it can sometimes be seen in older literature.
Further reading
- “s”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “s”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛs
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɛs/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, IJ ij, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛ/
- Conventional anglicization: se
Noun
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m
- The object depicted in the hieroglyph
. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:- A cloth
Inflection
Noun
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m
- A vessel or container (made of gold) [18th dynasty]
Inflection
Noun
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m
- A type of waterfowl, perhaps the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca),[1] especially as an offering for the dead [Old Kingdom]
- alternative form of sr (“type of goose”)
Inflection
Alternative forms
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s | s |
Noun
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m
- abbreviation of snb (“health”), in the formula ꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb (“life, prosperity, health”)
Pronoun
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f sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
- alternative form of sj (“she, her”)
Pronoun
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m sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
- alternative form of sw (“he, him”) [Middle and New Kingdom]
Alternative forms
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[Middle Kingdom] | [New Kingdom] |
Romanization
s
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 51.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- ^ Berman, Lawrence M., Bohač, Kenneth J. (1999) The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Egyptian Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press, pages 140–141
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/; before a voiced obstruent, IPA(key): /z/
Audio: (file)
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesː/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
Noun
s
See also
- (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Finnish
Etymology
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and s for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæs/, [ˈæs̠] (letter name)
- IPA(key): /ˈes/, [ˈe̞s̠] (letter name, dated)
Audio: äs, sissi, sauna, äs: (file) - Rhymes: -æs
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
Derived terms
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
Noun
s
- (housing) abbreviation of sauna (“sauna”)
French
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ɛs/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lettre; A a (À à,  â, Æ æ), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Î î, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n (Ñ ñ), O o (Ô ô, Œ œ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), Z z
Fula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
Usage notes
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Gothic
Romanization
s
- romanization of 𐍃
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- ſ (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃ]
Audio; “s” (conjunction): (file) - (conjunction): IPA(key): [ˈʃ]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈɛʃː]
Conjunction
s
Derived terms
Letter
s
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | s | s-ek |
accusative | s-et | s-eket |
dative | s-nek | s-eknek |
instrumental | s-sel | s-ekkel |
causal-final | s-ért | s-ekért |
translative | s-sé | s-ekké |
terminative | s-ig | s-ekig |
essive-formal | s-ként | s-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | s-ben | s-ekben |
superessive | s-en | s-eken |
adessive | s-nél | s-eknél |
illative | s-be | s-ekbe |
sublative | s-re | s-ekre |
allative | s-hez | s-ekhez |
elative | s-ből | s-ekből |
delative | s-ről | s-ekről |
ablative | s-től | s-ektől |
non-attributive possessive – singular |
s-é | s-eké |
non-attributive possessive – plural |
s-éi | s-ekéi |
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
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1st person sing. | s-em | s-eim |
2nd person sing. | s-ed | s-eid |
3rd person sing. | s-e | s-ei |
1st person plural | s-ünk | s-eink |
2nd person plural | s-etek | s-eitek |
3rd person plural | s-ük | s-eik |
See also
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Further reading
- (sound, letter, and abbreviation): s in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- (and): s in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
Icelandic
Letter
s (upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
Letter
s (upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Irish
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
- (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
- (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ
Italian
Letter
s f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case S)
Japanese
Etymology
Short of さん (san).
Suffix
s • (-san)
Related terms
Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog s. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English s.
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
References
- Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography][1] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11
Kashubian
Etymology
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and s for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, Ã ã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż
Latin
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- A letter in the Latin alphabet, representing the sound /s/
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, V v, X x, Y y, Z z
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s]
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) burts; A a, Ā ā, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, Ģ ģ, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, Ķ ķ, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Livonian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, D̦ d̦, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Malay
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
- IPA(key): /z/ (by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Ż ż, Z z
Mòcheno
Etymology 1
From Middle High German ëz, iz, from Old High German iz, from Proto-West Germanic *it, from Proto-Germanic *it, nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz. Cognate with German es.
Pronoun
s
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Middle High German daz, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate with German das, English that.
Article
s (masculine der, feminine de, plural de)
- the, nominative singular neuter definite article
References
- “s” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Navajo
Letter
s (upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e (É é, Ę ę, Ę́ ę́), G g, Gh gh, H h, Hw hw, X x, I i (Í í, Į į, Į́ į́), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, ʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n (Ń ń), O o (Ó ó, Ǫ ǫ, Ǫ́ ǫ́), S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
North Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s], [z]
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
Usage notes
- Word or stem-initial ⟨s⟩ is always voiceless. Otherwise the voice distinction is allophonic in Sylt Frisian: [z] occurs intervocalically after a (stressed) long vowel, else [s]. In the other dialects the distinction is phonemic. The general tendency, here too, is that [s] follows short vowels and [z] follows long ones, but there are many exceptions to this rule of thumb.
- Palatal ⟨sj⟩ is usually pronounced [ʃ] at the start of a word or stressed syllable. However, in Mooring and predominantly also in Föhr-Amrum Frisian, the spelling ⟨sch⟩ is used for these cases instead of ⟨sj⟩. Compare e.g. Sylt sjocht vs. Mooring schucht.
See also
- (North Frisian letters): a, ä, å, ā, b, c, d, đ, e, ē, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, w (q, x, y, z)
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /esː/, /ɛsː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, (in sj, skj, sk, sl) /ʃ/, (in rs) /ʂ/
Audio: (file)
Letter
s
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Old Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z/, /s/
Preposition
s
- alternative form of z
Polish
Etymology
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and s for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛs/
Letter
s (upper case S, lower case)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter name: (esse)
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.se/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.sɨ/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Adverb
s
- (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of sim (“yes”)
Noun
s m (plural ss)
- (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of sim (“yes”)
Interjection
s
- (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of sim (“yes”)
Etymology 3
Noun
s m (uncountable)
- abbreviation of segundo
- used to indicate any sequence of time in seconds
- used to indicate any sequence of time in seconds
Usage notes
- This abbreviation uses no spaces or points and must always follow a number.
- This abbreviation is often preceded by a number followed by m, used to represent minutes, which can be in turn preceded by h, to represent hours.
- Example: 20h43min08s
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- (International Standard) The twenty-fourth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-fifth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-second letter of the Romanian alphabet, called es, se, or sî and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Saanich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s
Suffix
s
- forms the third-person possessive form of a noun.
Usage notes
This letter is used only for the possessive suffix. Saanich is otherwise written in all capitals.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̱, X, X̱, Y, Z, s, ¸
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̪/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The sixteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by r and followed by t. Its traditional name is suil (“willow”).
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (À à), B b (Bh bh), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh), E e (È è), F f (Fh fh), G g (Gh gh), H h, I i (Ì ì), L l, M m (Mh mh), N n, O o (Ò ò), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th), U u (Ù ù)
- (diacritics) ◌̀
- (obsolete vowels) Á á É é Ó ó
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
See Translingual section.
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (Cyrillic spelling с)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) slȍvo; A a, B b, C c, Č č, Ć ć, D d, Dž dž, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Lj lj, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.
Alternative forms
- sa (see usage notes)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Preposition
s (Cyrillic spelling с)
- with, together with, along with [with instrumental]
- raditi s nekim ― to work with somebody
- svađati se s nekim ― to quarrel with somebody
- ratovati s nekim ― to wage war with somebody
- d(j)evojka s plavom kosom ― a girl with blonde hair
- s godinama dolazi mudrost ― with age comes wisdom
- s ljubavlju ― with love
- pozdraviti se jedno s drugim ― part ways with each other
- 1898, Vojislav Stanković, “Đurđevdan”, in Stari Dani[2], page 1:
- Gledam živu, tesnu ulicu, ograđenu visokim zidovima, s velikim kapijama i razgranatim drvećem, koje se pruža, te je kiti zelenom.
- I look at lively, narrow streets, high fenced walls, with large gates and branched trees, which stretch, and adorn it with green.
- from, off [with genitive]
- pao sam sa stabla. ― I fell from the tree.
- s druge strane ― on the other side
- sa zapada ― from the west
- s leđa ― from the back
- promatrati s prozora ― to observe from the window
- ljudi s planine ― people from the mountain
- (proscribed, shortening of iz tog) [with genitive] because of (= iz, zbȍg)
- s tog razloga ― for that reason
- miscellaneous prepositional senses in phrases that employ a connection [with instrumental]
- Šta/što je s tobom? ― What's wrong with you?
- s vremenom ― in time
- 1942-1945, Ivo Andrić, chapter 1, in Na Drini Ćuprija[3]:
- Tako su se i ovde, s vremenom, rojile kuće i množila naselja na oba kraja mosta.
- Here also in time the houses crowded together and the settlemnts multiplied at both ends of the bridge.
Usage notes
s takes the alternative form sa in the following environments:
- before the sibilants /s, š, z, ž/:
- sa stránē
- aside
- sa škȏlōm
- with school
- sa zȗbom
- with the tooth
- sa žìvotom
- with life
- before consonant clusters where the second consonant is /s, š, z, ž/:
- sa psȍm
- with the dog
- sa pšènicōm
- with wheat
- sa ȑzānjem
- with neighing
- before the instrumental form of the first-person pronoun jȃ (“I”)
- sa mnȏm
- with me
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Noun
s m animacy unspecified (Cyrillic spelling с)
Silesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -s
- Syllabification: s
Etymology 1
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and s for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ã ã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Etymology 2
Preposition
s
- alternative form of z
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
Slovak
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Pronunciation
Preposition
s [with instrumental]
- with
- 1903, Jozef Gregor Tajovský, Maco Mlieč:
- Gazda vystrojil mu krásny pohreb s kňazom.
- The farmer held a beautiful funeral with a priest for him.
- Gazda vystrojil mu krásny pohreb s kňazom.
Further reading
- “s”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
- The twentieth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.
Preposition
s
- alternative form of z, used before a voiceless consonant
Further reading
- “s”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “s”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phoneme) /s/, /s̺/, /s̄/
- IPA(key): (letter name) /ˈese/ [ˈe.se]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -ese
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Swedish
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
Derived terms
- foge-s (“joining s; -s-”)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bokstav; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
Noun
s
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish s. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English s.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜐ (sa).
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish s.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈʔes/ [ˈʔɛs] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
- Rhymes: -es
- IPA(key): /ˈsa/ [ˈsa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
- Rhymes: -a
- IPA(key): /ˈʔese/ [ˈʔɛː.sɛ] (letter name, Abecedario)
- Rhymes: -ese
- IPA(key): /s/ [s] (phoneme)
- IPA(key): /ˈʔes/ [ˈʔɛs] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called es and written in the Latin script.
- The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called sa and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The twenty-second letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called ese and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Etymology 2
From the Abakada alphabet letter s being pronounced as sa.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sa/ [sɐ]
- Rhymes: -a
Pronoun
s (Baybayin spelling ᜐ) (Internet slang, text messaging)
Further reading
- “s”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tarifit
Preposition
s (Tifinagh spelling ⵙ)
- instrumental marker
- expresses the means or cause: by means of, with (instrumental)
- ixeddem s ufus
- He works with his hand.
- tessiweř s Tmaziɣt
- She spoke (using) Berber.
- used to express temporal expressions
- iffeɣ s ǧiret, idwer-d s wass
- He left at night, he returned at day.
- used in numeral constructions
- udfen s sebɛa
- They came in with the seven of them.
- expresses the means or cause: by means of, with (instrumental)
Usage notes
When standing alone s takes the form zi, when used before a pronoun it takes the form zzay.
Tlingit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (upper case S)
See also
- Canada:
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à, Â â, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, É é, È è, Ê ê, G g, Gw gw, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, H h, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Kh kh, Khw khw, Khʼ khʼ, Khʼw khʼw (L l), Ł ł, Łʼ łʼ (M m), N n (O o), S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, Xh xh, Xhw xhw, Xhʼ xhʼ, Xhʼw xhʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), ․
- US:
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, Aa aa, Áa áa, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, É é, Ee ee, Ée ée, Ei ei, Éi éi, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵʼw ḵʼw, L l, Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ, M m), N n (O o), Oo oo, Óo óo, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, X̱ʼ x̱ʼ, X̱ʼw x̱ʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ, Y̱ y̱), ․
Turkish
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a (Â â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Î î), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /θ/, /s/
Letter
s (upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ɛs/
- (informal) IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ès and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by rh and followed by t.
Mutation
- s cannot be mutated in Welsh.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “s”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- (Benin)
- (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Zulu
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)