German

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Etymology

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Schluss (end; terminal) +‎ s, since it mostly appeared at the end of a word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schluss-s n (strong, genitive Schluss-s, plural Schluss-s)

  1. (uncommon) The name of the Latin-script letter s/[[{{{4}}}#German|{{{4}}}]] (as contrasted to long s ⟨ſ⟩)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Schluss-s” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache