bs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bs"

Translingual

Symbol

bs

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Bosnian.

English

Noun

bs

1. plural of b

Usage notes

• There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

• SB, s/b, sb

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: bes

Proper noun

 m

1. Bes, the god protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bs