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TranslingualEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ſ (archaic)
LetterEdit
s (upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
PronunciationEdit
IPA (file)
SymbolEdit
s
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of S, in normal and italic type
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter S): Śś Ṥṥ Ŝŝ Šš Ṧṧ Ṡṡẛ Şş Ṣṣ Ṩṩ Șș S̩s̩ ᵴ ᶊ ʂ ȿ ꜱ Ss ſ ẞß stſt
- ß
- Ʃ (esh)
- Ѕ (dze)
- $
Other representations of S:
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S, plural ss or s's)
- The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
Derived termsEdit
NumberEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviations. s
- (stenoscript) the sound /s/ in a word.
- [an orthographic ⟨s⟩ pronounced /z/ is transcribed z)
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of us.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of saw.
- (stenoscript) the prefix or initial syllable sub-
- [some manuals advise capital S for the prefix sub-]
NounEdit
s
- (metrology) Abbreviation of scruple. (unit of mass in the apothecaries' system)
- (physics) Abbreviation of strange quark.
- Alternative form of s.
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
s
- The fourth letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
Alemannic GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ds (Bern)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German daz, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *só. Cognate with German das, Dutch dat, English that, Icelandic það.
ArticleEdit
s n
- (definite) the
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- Wüssed Si, Herr Bodmer, das isches, was ich so bewundere an de Schwitzer: Ire Humor. I jedere Situazion s’richtige Wort.
- You know, Mr Bodmer, that's what I admire about the Swiss – their humour. The right word for every situation.
- Wüssed Si, Herr Bodmer, das isches, was ich so bewundere an de Schwitzer: Ire Humor. I jedere Situazion s’richtige Wort.
- 2010, Pedro Lenz, Der Goalie bin ig:
- D Wohnig isch d Wohnig und ds Business isch ds Business.
- Accommodation is accommodation, and business is business.
- D Wohnig isch d Wohnig und ds Business isch ds Business.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
DeclensionEdit
Alemannic German definite articles | ||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
Nominative/Accusative | de dr (Bern) |
d | s ds (Bern) |
d |
Dative | em | der | em | de |
- Masculine nominative/accusative singular de has the form der before a vowel, e.g. der alt Maa ‘the old man’
- Dative plural de has the form den before a vowel, e.g. den alte Fraue ‘(to) the old women’
- Feminine singular d and plural d have the variant di before an adjective, e.g. di jung Mueter ‘the young mother’
AzerbaijaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s lower case (upper case S)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twentieth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ese and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old Czech s, from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
s
Usage notesEdit
This preposition is followed by the instrumental case (7th case of the Czech grammatical system).
Further readingEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
EgyptianEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛ/
- Conventional anglicization: se
NounEdit
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m
- The object depicted in the hieroglyph
. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:- A cloth
InflectionEdit
NounEdit
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m
- A vessel or container (made of gold) [18th dynasty]
InflectionEdit
NounEdit
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m
- A type of waterfowl, perhaps the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)[1], especially as an offering for the dead [Old Kingdom]
- Variant form of sr (“type of goose”)
InflectionEdit
Alternative formsEdit
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NounEdit
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m
- Abbreviation of snb (“health”) in the formula ꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb (“life, prosperity, health”)
PronounEdit
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f sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
- Alternative form of sj (“she, her”)
PronounEdit
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m sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
- Alternative form of sw (“he, him”) [Middle and New Kingdom]
Alternative formsEdit
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[Middle Kingdom] | [New Kingdom] |
RomanizationEdit
s
ReferencesEdit
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 51.
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- ^ Berman, Lawrence M.; Bohač, Kenneth J. (1999) The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Egyptian Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press, page 140–141
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-second letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called so and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
EstonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
NounEdit
s
- Abbreviation of sent; cent
See alsoEdit
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (upper case S)
- The twenty-first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äs or es and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, 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), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
NounEdit
s
- (housing) Abbreviation of sauna (“sauna”).
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
FulaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
See alsoEdit
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
s
- Romanization of 𐍃
HungarianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ſ (obsolete)
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): [ˈʃ]
Audio (conjunction) (file) - (conjunction): IPA(key): [ˈʃ]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈɛʃː]
ConjunctionEdit
s
Derived termsEdit
LetterEdit
s
- The thirtieth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | s | s-ek |
accusative | s-et | s-eket |
dative | s-nek | s-eknek |
instrumental | s-sel | s-ekkel |
causal-final | s-ért | s-ekért |
translative | s-sé | s-ekké |
terminative | s-ig | s-ekig |
essive-formal | s-ként | s-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | s-ben | s-ekben |
superessive | s-en | s-eken |
adessive | s-nél | s-eknél |
illative | s-be | s-ekbe |
sublative | s-re | s-ekre |
allative | s-hez | s-ekhez |
elative | s-ből | s-ekből |
delative | s-ről | s-ekről |
ablative | s-től | s-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
s-é | s-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
s-éi | s-ekéi |
Possessive forms of s | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | s-em | s-eim |
2nd person sing. | s-ed | s-eid |
3rd person sing. | s-e | s-ei |
1st person plural | s-ünk | s-eink |
2nd person plural | s-etek | s-eitek |
3rd person plural | s-ük | s-eik |
See alsoEdit
- (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 readingEdit
- (sound, letter, and abbreviation): s 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
- (and): s 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
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
ItalianEdit
LetterEdit
s f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case S)
- The seventeenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called esse and written in the Latin script.
JapaneseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Short of さん (san).
SuffixEdit
Related termsEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called es and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
LivonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (upper case S)
- The thirty-first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
MalayEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
MalteseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-third letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
MòchenoEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle High German ëz, iz, from Old High German iz, from Proto-West Germanic *it, from Proto-Germanic *it, nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz. Cognate with German es.
PronounEdit
s
InflectionEdit
Personal pronouns | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person | i | biar |
2nd person | du | ir |
3rd person | er, si, s | sei |
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle High German daz, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate with German das, English that.
ArticleEdit
s (masculine der, feminine de, plural de)
- the, nominative singular neuter definite article
ReferencesEdit
- “s” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
NorwegianEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (letter name): IPA(key): /esː/, /ɛsː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, (in sj, skj, sk, sl) /ʃ/, (in rs) /ʂ/
Audio (file)
LetterEdit
s
- The nineteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (upper case S, lower case)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Polish alphabet, called es and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
Letter name: (esse)
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Etymology 2Edit
Alternative formsEdit
AdverbEdit
s
- (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of sim (“yes”).
NounEdit
s m (plural ss)
- (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of sim (“yes”).
InterjectionEdit
s
- (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of sim (“yes”).
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
s m (uncountable)
- Abbreviation of segundo.
- used to indicate any sequence of time in seconds
- used to indicate any sequence of time in seconds
Usage notesEdit
RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- (International Standard) The twenty-fourth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-fifth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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).
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-second letter of the Romanian alphabet, called es, se, or sî and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
SaanichEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
See Translingual section.
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (Cyrillic spelling с)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) slȍvo; A a, B b, C c, Č č, Ć ć, D d, Dž dž, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Lj lj, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.
Alternative formsEdit
- (see usage notes) sa
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
s (Cyrillic spelling с)
- (+ instrumental case) with, together with, along with
- 1898, Vojislav Stanković, “Đurđevdan”, in Stari Dani[1], page 1:
- Gledam živu, tesnu ulicu, ograđenu visokim zidovima, s velikim kapijama i razgranatim drvećem, koje se pruža, te je kiti zelenom.
- I look at lively, narrow streets, high fenced walls, with large gates and branched trees, which stretch, and adorn it with green.
- raditi s nekim ― to work with somebody
- svađati se s nekim ― to quarrel with somebody
- ratovati s nekim ― to wage war with somebody
- d(j)evojka s plavom kosom ― a girl with blonde hair
- s godinama dolazi mudrost ― with age comes wisdom
- s ljubavlju ― with love
- pozdraviti se jedno s drugim ― part ways with each other
- (+ genitive case) from, off
- pao sam sa stabla. ― I fell from the tree.
- s druge strane ― on the other side
- sa zapada ― from the west
- s leđa ― from the back
- promatrati s prozora ― to observe from the window
- ljudi s planine ― people from the mountain
- (proscribed, shortening of iz tog) (+ genitive case) because of (= iz, zbȍg)
- s tog razloga ― for that reason
- (+ instrumental case) miscellaneous prepositional senses in phrases that employ a connection
- 1942-1945, Ivo Andrić, chapter 1, in Na Drini Ćuprija[2]:
- Tako su se i ovde, s vremenom, rojile kuće i množila naselja na oba kraja mosta.
- Here also in time the houses crowded together and the settlemnts multiplied at both ends of the bridge.
- Šta/što je s tobom? ― What's wrong with you?
- s vremenom ― in time
Usage notesEdit
s takes the alternative form sa in the following environments:
- before the sibilants /s, š, z, ž/:
- sa stránē
- aside
- sa škȏlōm
- with school
- sa zȗbom
- with the tooth
- sa žìvotom
- with life
- before consonant clusters where the second consonant is /s, š, z, ž/:
- sa psȍm
- with the dog
- sa pšènicōm
- with wheat
- sa ȑzānjem
- with neighing
- before the instrumental form of the first-person pronoun jȃ (“I”)
- sa mnȏm
- with me
Etymology 3Edit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
s (Cyrillic spelling с)
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (upper case S)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
SlovakEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
s (+ instrumental)
- with
- 1903, Jozef Gregor Tajovský, Maco Mlieč :
- Gazda vystrojil mu krásny pohreb s kňazom.
- The farmer held a beautiful funeral with a priest for him.
- Gazda vystrojil mu krásny pohreb s kňazom.
Usage notesEdit
- The non-sylabic variant s is used when the next word does not begin with s, z, š or ž or with a consonant cluster containing one of these consonants. In all other cases, the variant so is used.
Further readingEdit
- s in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
SloveneEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
s
- Alternative form of z, used before a voiceless consonant
Further readingEdit
- “s”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twentieth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
SwedishEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-second letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Derived termsEdit
- foge-s (“joining s; -s-”)
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bokstav; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
NounEdit
s
- page; Abbreviation of sida.
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twenty-second letter of the Turkish alphabet, called se and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
TurkmenEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (upper case S)
- The twenty-second letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called es and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
YorubaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The twentieth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called sí and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
s (lower case, upper case S)
- The nineteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.