cs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cs"

Translingual

Symbol

cs

1. (metrology) Symbol for centisecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻² seconds.
2. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Czech.

English

Etymology 1

Conjunction

cs

1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of 'cause. (because)
   • 2020 December 3, @nsyhjtjla, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 28 September 2023:

     Its a given. Exo undeniabley made a huge mark on everyone and its impossible for their standings to be affected just cs theyre on hiatus. Congrats exo and exols 💖💖

   • 2020 December 8, u/ftwlwi, “Slow motion”, in Reddit‎^[2], r/VALORANT, archived from the original on 28 September 2023:

     No.. it doesnt, i thought maybe its cs of adrenaline since whenever i play, i am super excited cs i dont have time

   • 2021 October 9, “Rogan talks about covi and chickenpox”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/JoeRogan, archived from the original on 28 September 2023:

     I read somewhere that his audience shrunk big time since spotifucky deal. Not know if its cs of his dumb shit or whatever... but hes been obnoxious at times since he moved... cant stop yammering about the same shit.

   • 2023 July 5, @aHoeInDisguise, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 28 September 2023:

     just asked my friend why i don't have a family WhatsApp group and they said its cs i don't have a family😭

   • 2023 September 23, @elckity, Twitter‎^[5], archived from the original on 28 September 2023:

     i would be very thankful if y'all stopped misgendering me, you can love me you can hate me but before saying anything check my bio for pronouns. y'all just assume that im a girl cs of my name. i hate that i have to beg people to use my right pronouns.

Etymology 2

Noun

cs

1. plural of c

Usage notes

• Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. 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

• S.C., SC, Sc, Sc., sc, sc.

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• (Protestant; obsolete) cz, (Protestant; archaic) ts, (Catholic; obsolete) ch

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃ]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃeː]

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Letter

cs (lower case, upper case Cs)

1. The fifth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called csé and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	cs	cs-k
accusative	cs-t	cs-ket
dative	cs-nek	cs-knek
instrumental	cs-vel	cs-kkel
causal-final	cs-ért	cs-kért
translative	cs-vé	cs-kké
terminative	cs-ig	cs-kig
essive-formal	cs-ként	cs-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	cs-ben	cs-kben
superessive	cs-n	cs-ken
adessive	cs-nél	cs-knél
illative	cs-be	cs-kbe
sublative	cs-re	cs-kre
allative	cs-hez	cs-khez
elative	cs-ből	cs-kből
delative	cs-ről	cs-kről
ablative	cs-től	cs-ktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	cs-é	cs-ké
non-attributive possessive - plural	cs-éi	cs-kéi

Possessive forms of cs
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	cs-m	cs-im
2nd person sing.	cs-d	cs-id
3rd person sing.	cs-je	cs-i
1st person plural	cs-nk	cs-ink
2nd person plural	cs-tek	cs-itek
3rd person plural	cs-jük	cs-ik

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

• cs 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
• cs in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Spanish

Noun

cs

1. Abbreviation of cucharadas (“spoonfuls”).