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Translingual
Letter
s (upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet .
Pronunciation
Pronunciation of IPA with the sound : (file )
Symbol
s
( IPA ) a voiceless alveolar fricative .
( superscript ⟨ˢ⟩ ) -fricated release , -coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic – see ⟨ˢ⟩ .
Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time .
Gallery
See also
Other representations of S:
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
( name of letter ) IPA (key ) : /ɛs/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /s/ , /z/ , /ʒ/
Letter
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 terms
Number
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 2
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- )
Noun
s
( metrology ) Abbreviation of scruple . ( unit of mass in the apothecaries' system )
( physics ) Abbreviation of strange quark .
Alternative form of s.
Derived terms
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; 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
s-
-s
-'s
Afar
Letter
s
The fourth letter of the Afar alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , T t , S s , E e , C c , K k , X x , I i , D d , Q q , R r , F f , G g , O o , L l , M m , N n , U u , W w , H h , Y y
Alemannic German
Etymology
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 .
Article
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.
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.
Declension
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’
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
s lower case (upper case S )
The twenty-fifth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) hərf ; A a , B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , Ə ə , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , X x , I ı , İ i , J j , K k , Q q , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u , Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twentieth letter of the Basque alphabet , called ese and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
s (upper case S )
A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ⱥ ⱥ , A̱ a̱ , B b , C c , Cꞌ cꞌ , Cj cj , Cu cu , Cꞌu cꞌu , Cju cju , Ch ch , Chꞌ chꞌ , Chj chj , D d , Dy dy , E e , Ɇ ɇ , E̱ e̱ , G g , Gu gu , Hu hu , ꞌHu ꞌhu , I i , I̱ i̱ , J j , Jꞌ jꞌ , Jm jm , Jn jn , Jñ jñ , Ju ju , Jy jy , L l , M m , Mꞌ mꞌ , N n , Nꞌ nꞌ , Ñ ñ , Ñꞌ ñꞌ , O o , Ø ø , O̱ o̱ , P p , Pj pj , R r , S s , T t , Tꞌ tꞌ , Tj tj , Ts ts , Tsꞌ tsꞌ , Tsj tsj , U u , Ꞹ ꞹ , U̱ u̱ , X x , Z z , Zh zh , ꞌ
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech s , se , from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) .
Pronunciation
Preposition
s
with
Antonyms: bez , beze
setkat se s někým ― to meet someone
chléb s máslem ― bread and butter
s pozdravem ― best regards
( dated , literary ) down from , off
Synonym: z
dolů z/s kopce ― down the hill
( obsolete ) enough for, stronger than, above
today only found in these phrases:
být s to ― to be capable
seč ― as much as
kdo s koho ― who is stronger than whom
Usage notes
The more usual form is s , while se is used before words starting with s , z and certain consonant clusters .
The use with genitive is dated and normally replaced by z , but it can sometimes be seen in older literature.
Further reading
“s ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“s ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; A a (Á á , Ä ä ), B b , C c , D d , E e (É é , Ë ë ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í , Ï ï , IJ ij ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ö ö ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y (Ý ý ), Z z
Egyptian
Pronunciation
Noun
m
The object depicted in the hieroglyph . The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
A cloth
Inflection
Declension of s (masculine)
Noun
m
A vessel or container (made of gold)
Inflection
Declension of s (masculine)
Noun
m
A type of waterfowl, perhaps the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca ),[ 1] especially as an offering for the dead
Alternative form of sr ( “ type of goose ” )
Inflection
Declension of s (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of s
Noun
m
Abbreviation of snb ( “ health ” ) in the formula ꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb ( “ life, prosperity, health ” )
Pronoun
f sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
Alternative form of sj ( “ she, her ” )
Pronoun
m sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
Alternative form of sw ( “ he, him ” )
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of s
Romanization
s
Alternative transliteration of z .
References
^ Berman, Lawrence M., Bohač, Kenneth J. (1999 ) The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Egyptian Art , New York: Hudson Hills Press, pages 140–141
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-second letter of the Esperanto alphabet , called so and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litero ; A a , B b , C c , Ĉ ĉ , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ĝ ĝ , H h , Ĥ ĥ , I i , J j , Ĵ ĵ , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , R r , S s , Ŝ ŝ , T t , U u , Ŭ ŭ , V v , Z z
Estonian
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet , called ess and written in the Latin script .
Noun
s
Abbreviation of sent ; cent
See also
( Latin-script letters) täht ; 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 , Z z , Ž ž , T t , U u , V v (W w ), Õ õ , Ä ä , Ö ö , Ü ü (X x , Y y )
Faroese
Pronunciation
Letter
s (upper case S )
The twenty-first letter of the Faroese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bókstavur ; A a , Á á , B b , D d , Ð ð , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ú ú , V v , Y y , Ý ý , Æ æ , Ø ø
Finnish
Etymology
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information , and s for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈæs/ , ( letter name )
IPA (key ) : /ˈes/ , ( letter name, dated )
Rhymes: -æs
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet , called äs or es and written in the Latin script .
Derived terms
See also
( 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
Noun
s
( housing ) Abbreviation of sauna ( “ sauna ” ) .
French
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the French alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) lettre ; A a (À à ,  â , Æ æ ), B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e (É é , È è , Ê ê , Ë ë ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Î î , Ï ï ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n (Ñ ñ ), O o (Ô ô , Œ œ ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ù ù , Û û , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y (Ÿ ÿ ), Z z
Fula
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
A letter of the Fula alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
See also
( Latin-script letters) karfeeje ; ' , A a , B b , Mb mb , Ɓ ɓ , C c , D d , Nd nd , Ɗ ɗ , E e , F f , G g , Ng ng , Ɠ ɠ , H h , I i , J j , Nj nj , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ŋ ŋ , Ñ ñ , Ɲ ɲ , O o , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Ƴ ƴ
Gothic
Romanization
s
Romanization of 𐍃
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Conjunction
s
and ( short variant of és ( “ and ” ) )
Derived terms
Letter
s
The thirtieth letter of the Hungarian alphabet , called ess and written in the Latin script .
Declension
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
( 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
Icelandic
Letter
s (upper case S )
The twenty-second letter of the Icelandic alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bókstafur ; A a , Á á , B b , D d , Ð ð , E e , É é , F f , G g , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ú ú , V v , X x , Y y , Ý ý , Þ þ , Æ æ , Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /s/
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /se/
Letter
s (upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the Ido alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litero ; 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
Italian
Letter
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 .
Japanese
Etymology
Short of さん ( san ) .
Suffix
s( さん ) • (-san )
( Internet slang ) Alternative spelling of さん ( san )
Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog s . Letter pronunciation is influenced by English s .
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ʔes/
IPA (key ) : ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) /ʔeh/
Rhymes: -es , ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) -eh
( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /s/
IPA (key ) : ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) /h/
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-first letter of the Kankanaey alphabet , called es and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; 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 , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
References
Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016 ) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography ] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN , pages 10-11
Kashubian
Etymology
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and s for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-sixth letter of the Kashubian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ą ą , Ã ã , B b , C c , D d , E e , É é , Ë ë , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , O o , Ò ò , Ó ó , Ô ô , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ù ù , W w , Y y , Z z , Ż ż
Latin
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
A letter in the Latin alphabet , representing the sound /s/
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , V v , X x , Y y , Z z
Latvian
Etymology
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 .
Pronunciation
Letter
S
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-sixth letter of the Latvian alphabet , called es and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) burts ; A a , Ā ā , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , Ģ ģ , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , Ķ ķ , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
s (upper case S )
The thirty-first letter of the Livonian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦ ; A a , Ā ā , Ä ä , Ǟ ǟ , B b , D d , D̦ d̦ , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , Ō ō , Ȯ ȯ , Ȱ ȱ , Õ õ , Ȭ ȭ , P p , R r , Ŗ ŗ , S s , Š š , T t , Ț ț , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Malay
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) 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
Maltese
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /s/
IPA (key ) : /z/ ( by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent )
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-third letter of the Maltese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) ittra ; A a , B b , Ċ ċ , D d , E e , F f , Ġ ġ , G g , Għ għ , H h , Ħ ħ , I i , Ie ie , 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 , Ż ż , Z z
Mòcheno
Etymology 1
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 .
Pronoun
s
it
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Middle High German daz , from Old High German daz , from Proto-Germanic *þat . Cognate with German das , English that .
Article
s (masculine der , feminine de , plural de )
the , nominative singular neuter definite article
References
Navajo
Letter
s (upper case S )
A letter of the Navajo alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a (Á á , Ą ą , Ą́ ą́ ), B b , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dl dl , Dz dz , E e (É é , Ę ę , Ę́ ę́ ), G g , Gh gh , H h , Hw hw , X x , I i (Í í , Į į , Į́ į́ ), J j , K k , Kʼ kʼ , Kw kw , ʼ , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n (Ń ń ), O o (Ó ó , Ǫ ǫ , Ǫ́ ǫ́ ), S s , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tł tł , Tłʼ tłʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , W w , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
North Frisian
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
A letter of the North Frisian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
Word or stem-initial ⟨s ⟩ is always voiceless. Otherwise the voice distinction is allophonic in Sylt Frisian: occurs intervocalically after a (stressed) long vowel, else . In the other dialects the distinction is phonemic . The general tendency, here too, is that follows short vowels and follows long ones, but there are many exceptions to this rule of thumb.
Palatal ⟨sj ⟩ is usually pronounced at the start of a word or stressed syllable. However, in Mooring and predominantly also in Föhr-Amrum Frisian, the spelling ⟨sch ⟩ is used for these cases instead of ⟨sj ⟩. Compare e.g. Sylt sjocht vs. Mooring schucht .
See also
( North Frisian letters ) : a , ä , å , ā , b , c , d , đ , e , ē , f , g , h , i , j , k , l , m , n , o , ö , p , r , s , t , u , ü , v , w (q , x , y , z )
Norwegian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /esː/ , /ɛsː/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /s/ , ( in sj , skj , sk , sl ) /ʃ/ , ( in rs ) /ʂ/
Letter
s
The nineteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Nupe
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-first letter of the Nupe alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) banki ; A a (Á á , À à ), B b , C c , D d , Dz dz , E e (É é , È è ), F f , G g , Gb gb , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì ), J j , K k , Kp kp , L l , M m (Ḿ ḿ , M̀ m̀ , M̄ m̄ ), N n (Ń ń , Ǹ ǹ , N̄ n̄ ), O o (Ó ó , Ò ò ), P p , R r , S s , Sh sh , T t , Ts ts , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù ), V v , W w , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
Old Polish
Pronunciation
Preposition
s
Alternative form of z
Polish
Etymology
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and s for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
s (upper case S , lower case )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Polish alphabet , called es and written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter name: ( esse )
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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 2
Adverb
s
( Brazil , Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation of sim ( “ yes ” ) .
Noun
s m (plural ss )
( Brazil , Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation of sim ( “ yes ” ) .
Interjection
s
( Brazil , Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation of sim ( “ yes ” ) .
Etymology 3
Noun
s m (uncountable )
Abbreviation of segundo .
used to indicate any sequence of time in seconds
O atleta completou a corrida em 1h 20min 45s The athlete completed the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 45 seconds
Usage notes
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.
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
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 also
( 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 ) .
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
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 also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ă ă , Â â , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Î î , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , Ș ș , T t , Ț ț , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Saanich
Pronunciation
Letter
s
The thirty-ninth letter of the Saanich alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A , Á , Ⱥ , B , C , Ć , Ȼ , D , E , H , I , Í , J , K , Ꝁ , Ꝃ , ₭ , Ḵ , Ḱ , L , Ƚ , M , N , Ṉ , O , P , Q , S , Ś , T , Ⱦ , Ṯ , Ŧ , U , W , W̱ , X , X̱ , Y , Z , s , ¸
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The sixteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet , written in the Latin script . It is preceded by r and followed by t . Its traditional name is suil ( “ willow ” ) .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litir ; A a (À à ), B b (Bh bh ), C c (Ch ch ), D d (Dh dh ), E e (È è ), F f (Fh fh ), G g (Gh gh ), H h , I i (Ì ì ), L l , M m (Mh mh ), N n , O o (Ò ò ), P p (Ph ph ), R r , S s (Sh sh ), T t (Th th ), U u (Ù ù )
( diacritics ) ◌̀
( obsolete vowels ) Á á É é Ó ó
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
See Translingual section .
Pronunciation
Letter
s (Cyrillic spelling с )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) , from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom .
Pronunciation
Preposition
s (Cyrillic spelling с )
with , together with , along with
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
1898 , Vojislav Stanković, “Đurđevdan”, in Stari Dani , 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.
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
miscellaneous prepositional senses in phrases that employ a connection
Šta/što je s tobom? ― What's wrong with you?
s vremenom ― in time
1942-1945 , Ivo Andrić, chapter 1, in Na Drini Ćuprija :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.
Usage notes
s takes the alternative form sa in the following environments:
before the sibilants /s, š, z, ž/:
before consonant clusters where the second consonant is /s, š, z, ž/:
before the instrumental form of the first-person pronoun jȃ ( “ I ” )
Etymology 3
Shortening of srednji rod .
Noun
s (Cyrillic spelling с )
( grammar ) neuter gender
Silesian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /s/
Rhymes: -s
Syllabification: s
Etymology 1
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and s for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-sixth letter of the Silesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ã ã , B b , C c , Ć ć , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , Ń ń , O o , Ŏ ŏ , Ō ō , Ô ô , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Ś ś , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Z z , Ź ź , Ż ż
Etymology 2
Preposition
s
Alternative form of z
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
s (upper case S )
The twenty-eighth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bukva ; A a , Â â , B b , C c , Č č , Ʒ ʒ , Ǯ ǯ , D d , Đ đ , E e , F f , G g , Ǧ ǧ , Ǥ ǥ , H h , I i , J j , K k , Ǩ ǩ , L l , M m , N n , Ŋ ŋ , O o , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , V v , Z z , Ž ž , Å å , Ä ä , ʹ
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /s/
IPA (key ) : ( before voiced and sonorous consonants and vowels ) /z/
Preposition
s
with
Antonyms: bez , bezo
Tancujem s tebou. ― I am dancing with you.
1903 , Jozef Gregor Tajovský,
Maco Mlieč :
Gazda vystrojil mu krásny pohreb s kňazom. The farmer held a beautiful funeral with a priest for him.
Further reading
“s ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2003–2024
Slovene
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the Slovene alphabet , written in the Latin script .
The twenty-sixth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script .
The twentieth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script .
Preposition
s
Alternative form of z , used before a voiceless consonant
Further reading
“s ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU , portal Fran
“s ”, in Termania , Amebis
See also the general references
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( phoneme ) /s/ , /s̺/ , /s̄/
IPA (key ) : ( letter name ) /ˈese/
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twentieth letter of the Spanish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; A a (Á á ), B b , C c , D d , E e (É é ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , O o (Ó ó ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Swedish
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-second letter of the Swedish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Derived terms
See also
( 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
Noun
s
page ; Abbreviation of sida .
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish s . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English s .
Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜐ ( sa ) .
Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish s .
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ )
The twenty-first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet ), called es and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) titik ; 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 , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S , Baybayin spelling ᜐ )
The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet ), called sa and written in the Latin script .
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜒ )
( historical ) The twenty-second letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario ), called ese and written in the Latin script .
Etymology 2
From the Abakada alphabet letter s being pronounced as sa .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
s (Baybayin spelling ᜐ ) ( Internet slang , text messaging )
Abbreviation of sa : in ; on ; at
d2 s 7hol Here in the city hall.
Further reading
“s ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Tarifit
Preposition
s (Tifinagh spelling ⵙ )
instrumental marker
expresses the means or cause : by means of , with ( instrumental )
ixeddem s ufus He works with his hand.
tessiweř s Tmaziɣt She spoke (using ) Berber.
used to express temporal expressions
iffeɣ s ǧiret, idwer-d s wass He left at night, he returned at day.
used in numeral constructions
udfen s sebɛa They came in with the seven of them.
Usage notes
When standing alone s takes the form zi , when used before a pronoun it takes the form zzay .
Tlingit
Pronunciation
Letter
s (upper case S )
A letter of the Tlingit alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
Canada: ( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , À à , Â â , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dł dł , Dz dz , E e , É é , È è , Ê ê , G g , Gw gw , Gh gh , Ghw ghw , H h , I i , Í í , Ì ì , Î î , J j , K k , Kw kw , Kʼ kʼ , Kʼw kʼw , Kh kh , Khw khw , Khʼ khʼ , Khʼw khʼw (L l ), Ł ł , Łʼ łʼ (M m ), N n (O o ), S s , Sʼ sʼ , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tl tl , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , Ú ú , Ù ù , Û û , W w , X x , Xw xw , Xʼ xʼ , Xʼw xʼw , Xh xh , Xhw xhw , Xhʼ xhʼ , Xhʼw xhʼw , Y y (Ÿ ÿ ), ․
US: ( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , Aa aa , Áa áa , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dl dl , Dz dz , E e , É é , Ee ee , Ée ée , Ei ei , Éi éi , G g , Gw gw , G̱ g̱ , G̱w g̱w , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , Kw kw , Kʼ kʼ , Kʼw kʼw , Ḵ ḵ , Ḵw ḵw , Ḵʼ ḵʼ , Ḵʼw ḵʼw , L l , Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ , M m ), N n (O o ), Oo oo , Óo óo , S s , Sʼ sʼ , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tl tl , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , Ú ú , W w , X x , Xw xw , Xʼ xʼ , Xʼw xʼw , X̱ x̱ , X̱w x̱w , X̱ʼ x̱ʼ , X̱ʼw x̱ʼw , Y y (Ÿ ÿ , Y̱ y̱ ), ․
Turkish
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-second letter of the Turkish alphabet , called se and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) harf ; A a (Â â ), B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , I ı , İ i (Î î ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u (Û û ), Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
Letter
s (upper case S )
The twenty-second letter of the Turkmen alphabet , called es and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) harp ; A a , B b , Ç ç , D d , E e , Ä ä , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , Ž ž , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ň ň , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u , Ü ü , W w , Y y , Ý ý , Z z
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Welsh alphabet , called ès and written in the Latin script . It is preceded by rh and followed by t .
Mutation
s cannot be mutated in Welsh.
See also
( Latin-script letters) llythyren ; A a (Á á , À à , Â â , Ä ä ), B b , C c , Ch ch , D d , Dd dd , E e (É é , È è , Ê ê , Ë ë ), F f , Ff ff , G g , Ng ng , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì , Î î , Ï ï ), J j , L l , Ll ll , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ò ò , Ô ô , Ö ö ), P p , Ph ph , R r , Rh rh , S s , T t , Th th , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù , Û û , Ü ü ), W w (Ẃ ẃ , Ẁ ẁ , Ŵ ŵ , Ẅ ẅ ), Y y (Ý ý , Ỳ ỳ , Ŷ ŷ , Ÿ ÿ )
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “s ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The twentieth letter of the Yoruba alphabet , called sí and written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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
( Benin ) ( Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà ; A a , B b , D d , E e , Ɛ ɛ , F f , G g , Gb gb , H h , I i , J j , K k , Kp kp , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ɔ ɔ , P p , R r , S s , Sh sh , T t , U u , W w , Y y
Zulu
Letter
s (lower case , upper case S )
The nineteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) 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