scharfes S

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Noun

scharfes S n (adjectival, definite nominative das scharfe S, genitive (des) scharfen S, plural scharfe S, definite plural die scharfen S)

  1. the voiceless alveolar fricative (regardless of its spelling)
    Synonym: stimmloses S
    Antonyms: weiches S, stimmhaftes S
  2. The name of the Latin-script letter /ß, called eszett in English.
    Synonym: (unambiguous and thus preferred) Eszett

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