s U+0073, s
LATIN SMALL LETTER S
r
[U+0072]
Basic Latin t
[U+0074]
U+FF53, s
FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER S

[U+FF52]
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
[U+FF54]
𝆍 U+1D18D, 𝆍
MUSICAL SYMBOL SUBITO
𝆌
[U+1D18C]
Musical Symbols 𝆎
[U+1D18E]

TranslingualEdit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative formsEdit

  • ſ (archaic)

LetterEdit

s (upper case S)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)

SymbolEdit

s

  1. (IPA) Voiceless alveolar fricative.
  2. Symbol for second, an SI unit of measurement of time.

GalleryEdit

See alsoEdit

Other representations of S:

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S, plural ss or s's)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
Derived termsEdit

NumberEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2Edit

Abbreviations. s

  1. (stenoscript) the sound /s/ in a word.
    [an orthographic ⟨s⟩ pronounced /z/ is transcribed z)
  2. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of us.
  3. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of saw.
  4. (stenoscript) the prefix or initial syllable sub-
    [some manuals advise capital S for the prefix sub-]

NounEdit

s

  1. (metrology) Abbreviation of scruple. (unit of mass in the apothecaries' system)
  2. (physics) Abbreviation of strange quark.
  3. Alternative form of s.
Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

AfarEdit

LetterEdit

s

  1. The fourth letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

Alemannic GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

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

  1. (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.
    • 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.

DeclensionEdit

Alemannic German definite articles
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)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /es̺e/, [e̞.s̺e̞]

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. 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

  1. with
    Synonym: se
    Antonyms: bez, beze

Usage notesEdit

This preposition is followed by the instrumental case (7th case of the Czech grammatical system).

Further readingEdit

  • s in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • s in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

EgyptianEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

s

 m

  1. The object depicted in the hieroglyph
    s
    . The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. A cloth

InflectionEdit

NounEdit

sZ1

 m

  1. A vessel or container (made of gold) [18th dynasty]

InflectionEdit

NounEdit

sG38

 m

  1. A type of waterfowl, perhaps the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)[1], especially as an offering for the dead [Old Kingdom]
  2. Variant form of sr (type of goose)

InflectionEdit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

s

 m

  1. Abbreviation of snb (health) in the formula ꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb (life, prosperity, health)

PronounEdit

s

 f sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

  1. Alternative form of sj (she, her)

PronounEdit

s

 m sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

  1. Alternative form of sw (he, him) [Middle and New Kingdom]

Alternative formsEdit

RomanizationEdit

s

  1. Alternative transliteration of z.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 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)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called so and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

EstonianEdit

 
Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.

NounEdit

s

  1. Abbreviation of sent; cent

See alsoEdit

FaroeseEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (upper case S)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

FinnishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈæs/, [ˈæs̠]
  • IPA(key): /ˈes/, [ˈe̞s̠] (obsolete)
  • Audio:(file)

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äs or es and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

NounEdit

s

  1. (housing) Abbreviation of sauna (sauna).

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

FulaEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

See alsoEdit

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

s

  1. Romanization of 𐍃

HungarianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • ſ (obsolete)

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃ]
  • (file)
  • (conjunction): IPA(key): [ˈʃ]
  • (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈɛʃː]

ConjunctionEdit

s

  1. and (short variant of és (and))

Derived termsEdit

Compound words
Expressions

LetterEdit

s

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
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
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

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

  • (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /s/
  • (letter name) IPA(key): /se/

LetterEdit

s (upper case S)

  1. 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)

  1. The seventeenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called esse and written in the Latin script.

JapaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Short of さん (san).

SuffixEdit

s(さん) (-san

  1. (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of さん (san)

Related termsEdit

LatvianEdit

 
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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

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LetterEdit

 
S

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. 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)

  1. The thirty-first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

MalayEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

MalteseEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /s/
  • IPA(key): /z/ (by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. 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

  1. it
InflectionEdit
Personal pronouns
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)

  1. the, nominative singular neuter definite article

ReferencesEdit

NorwegianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /esː/, /ɛsː/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, (in sj, skj, sk, sl) /ʃ/, (in rs) /ʂ/
  • (file)

LetterEdit

s

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

NupeEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (upper case S, lower case)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Polish alphabet, called es and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

  • s in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • s in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

Letter name: (esse)

 

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Alternative formsEdit

AdverbEdit

s

  1. (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of sim (yes).

NounEdit

s m (plural ss)

  1. (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of sim (yes).

InterjectionEdit

s

  1. (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of sim (yes).

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

s m (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of segundo.
    1. used to indicate any sequence of time in seconds
      O atleta completou a corrida em 1h20min45s
      The athlete completed the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 45 seconds
Usage notesEdit
  • This abbreviation uses no spaces or points and must always follow a number.
  • This abbreviation is often preceded by a number followed by m, used to represent minutes, which can be in turn preceded by h, to represent hours.
    • Example: 20h43min08s

RomaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. (International Standard) The twenty-fourth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-fifth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Romanian alphabet, called es, se, or and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

SaanichEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s

  1. 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)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.

Alternative formsEdit

  • (see usage notes) sa

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

s (Cyrillic spelling с)

  1. (+ 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 nekimto work with somebody
    svađati se s nekimto quarrel with somebody
    ratovati s nekimto wage war with somebody
    d(j)evojka s plavom kosoma girl with blonde hair
    s godinama dolazi mudrostwith age comes wisdom
    s ljubavljuwith love
    pozdraviti se jedno s drugimpart ways with each other
  2. (+ genitive case) from, off
    pao sam sa stabla.I fell from the tree.
    s druge straneon the other side
    sa zapadafrom the west
    s leđafrom the back
    promatrati s prozorato observe from the window
    ljudi s planinepeople from the mountain
  3. (proscribed, shortening of iz tog) (+ genitive case) because of (= iz, zbȍg)
    s tog razlogafor that reason
  4. (+ 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 vremenomin 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 (I)
    sa mnȏm
    with me

Etymology 3Edit

Shortening of srednji rod.

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

s (Cyrillic spelling с)

  1. (grammar) neuter gender

Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

s (upper case S)

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /s/
  • IPA(key): (before voiced and sonorous consonants and before vowels) /z/

PrepositionEdit

s (+ instrumental)

  1. 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.
    Antonyms: bez, bezo

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

  1. 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)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

SwedishEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

NounEdit

s

  1. page; Abbreviation of sida.

TurkishEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

s (lower case, upper case S)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit