German edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

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

  1. (uncommon) The name of the Latin-script letter s (as contrasted to long s ⟨ſ⟩)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Schluss-s” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache