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EstonianEdit
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Š (upper case, lower case š)
- The twentieth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called šaa and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used only in loanwords.
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FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Common European letter for this sound, apparently first used in Czech; see Š on Wikipedia.
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Š (upper case, lower case š)
- A letter of the Finnish alphabet, called hattu-s or suhu-s and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- In the Finnish alphabet, Š is a variant of S.
- Used only in loanwords and transcribing foreign names.
- Often written as s or sh.
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Kalo Finnish RomaniEdit
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Š (upper case, lower case š)
- The twenty-first letter of the Kalo Finnish Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.[1]
Usage notesEdit
Used only in the digraph Tš.[1]
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, Ȟ ȟ, 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, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
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LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
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Š (upper case, lower case š)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Latvian alphabet, called eš and written in the Latin script.
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LithuanianEdit
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Š (upper case, lower case š)
Lower SorbianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Ꞩch (obsolete)
PronunciationEdit
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Š (lower case š)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called eš and written in the Latin script.
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RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
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Š (upper case, lower case š)
- (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-sixth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- Synonym: (International Standard) Ś
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- (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).
Serbo-CroatianEdit
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Š (upper case, lower case š, Cyrillic spelling Ш)
- 25th letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
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Š (lower case š)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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SloveneEdit
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Š (capital, lowercase š)
- The 20th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by S and followed by T.