English Online Dictionary. What means s? What does s mean?
Translingual
Alternative forms
- ſ (archaic)
Letter
s (upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation
Symbol
s
- (IPA) a voiceless alveolar fricative.
- (superscript ⟨ˢ⟩) [s]-fricated release, [s]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [s] – see ⟨ˢ⟩.
- Symbol for second, an SI unit of measurement of time.
Gallery
- Letter styles
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs 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/
- Rhymes: -ɛs
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, /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.
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. (unit of mass in the apothecaries' system)
- (physics) Abbreviation of strange quark.
- Alternative form of s.
Derived terms
- s-hole
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
- The fourth letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
- ds (Bern)
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 Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
Declension
- 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)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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)
- The twentieth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ese and written in the Latin script.
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
Czech
Alternative forms
- se
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech s, se, from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Preposition
s
- with [+instrumental]
- Antonyms: bez, beze
- setkat se s někým ― to meet someone
- chléb s máslem ― bread and butter
- s pozdravem ― best regards
- (dated, literary) down from, off [+genitive]
- Synonym: z
- dolů z/s kopce ― down the hill
- (obsolete) enough for, stronger than, above [+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, 1935–1957
- s in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛs
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɛs/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛ/
- Conventional anglicization: se
Noun
m
- The object depicted in the hieroglyph . The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- A cloth
Inflection
Noun
m
- A vessel or container (made of gold) [18th dynasty]
Inflection
Noun
m
- A type of waterfowl, perhaps the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), especially as an offering for the dead [Old Kingdom]
- Alternative form of sr (“type of goose”)
Inflection
Alternative forms
Noun
m
- Abbreviation of snb (“health”) in the formula ꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb (“life, prosperity, health”)
Pronoun
f sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
- Alternative form of sj (“she, her”)
Pronoun
m sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
- Alternative form of sw (“he, him”) [Middle and New Kingdom]
Alternative forms
Romanization
s
- Alternative transliteration of z.
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
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /so/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-second letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called so and written in the Latin script.
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)
- The nineteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
Noun
s
- Abbreviation of sent; cent
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)
- The twenty-first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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 Swedish, German and Latin. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and s for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæs/, [ˈæs̠]
- IPA(key): /ˈes/, [ˈe̞s̠] (obsolete)
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äs or es and written in the Latin script.
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)
- The nineteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
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]
- (conjunction): IPA(key): [ˈʃ]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈɛʃː]
Conjunction
s
- and (short variant of és (“and”))
Derived terms
Letter
s
- The thirtieth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
Declension
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 Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (and): s in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ido
Pronunciation
- (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /s/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /se/
Letter
s (upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
Italian
Letter
s f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case S)
- The seventeenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called esse and written in the Latin script.
Japanese
Etymology
Short of さん (san).
Suffix
s • (-san)
- (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of さん (san)
Related terms
- c (chan), ©️
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)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
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)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called es and written in the Latin script.
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)
- The thirty-first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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)
- The nineteenth letter of the Malay 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, 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)
- The twenty-third letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
- it
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.
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /esː/, /ɛsː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, (in sj, skj, sk, sl) /ʃ/, (in rs) /ʂ/
Letter
s
- The nineteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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): /s/, or IPA(key): /z/ if voiced
Letter
s (upper case S, lower case)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Polish alphabet, called es and written in the Latin script.
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)
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
- ss
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
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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, ,
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
See Translingual section.
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /s/
Letter
s (Cyrillic spelling с)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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)
- (+ instrumental case) with, together with, along with
- 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
- (+ genitive case) from, off
- 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) (+ genitive case) because of (= iz, zbȍg)
- s tog razloga ― for that reason
- (+ instrumental case) miscellaneous prepositional senses in phrases that employ a connection
- Šta/što je s tobom? ― What's wrong with you?
- s vremenom ― in time
Usage notes
s takes the alternative form sa in the following environments:
- before the sibilants /s, š, z, ž/:
- before consonant clusters where the second consonant is /s, š, z, ž/:
- before the instrumental form of the first-person pronoun jȃ (“I”)
Etymology 3
Shortening of srednji rod.
Alternative forms
- s.
Noun
s (Cyrillic spelling с)
- (grammar) neuter gender
Silesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈs/
- 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)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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, Ǒ ǒ, 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)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
- so
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
- IPA(key): (before voiced and sonorous consonants and before vowels) /z/
Preposition
s (+ instrumental)
- with
- Antonyms: bez, bezo
Usage notes
- The non-sylabic variant s is used when the next word does not begin with s, z, š or ž or with a consonant cluster containing one of these consonants. In all other cases, the variant so is used.
Further reading
- s in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
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
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phoneme) /s/, /s̺/, /s̄/
- IPA(key): (letter name) /ˈese/ [ˈe.se]
- Rhymes: -ese
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twentieth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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)
- The twenty-second letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
- page; Abbreviation of sida.
Tagalog
Etymology
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
- Hyphenation: s
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /ʔes/, [ʔɛs]
- (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA(key): /sa/, [sɐ]
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈʔese/, [ˈʔɛ.sɛ]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, [s]
- Rhymes: -es, -a, -ese
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔)
- The twenty-first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called es 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
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S, Baybayin spelling ᜐ)
- The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called sa and written in the Latin script.
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜒ)
- (historical) The twenty-second letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called ese and written in the Latin script.
Further reading
- “s”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Turkish
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-second letter of the Turkish alphabet, called se and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, 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, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /θ/, /s/
Letter
s (upper case S)
- The twenty-second letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called es and written in the Latin script.
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
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /sí/
Letter
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twentieth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called sí and written in the Latin script.
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
- As used in 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)
- The nineteenth letter of the Zulu 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, 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