s

Alternative forms

• ſ (archaic)

Letter

s (upper case S)

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

Pronunciation

• Pronunciation of IPA [sːɑː, ɑssɑː] with the sound [s]:

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Symbol

s

1. (IPA) a voiceless alveolar fricative.

   (superscript ⟨ˢ⟩) [s]-fricated release, [s]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [s] – see ⟨ˢ⟩.

2. Symbol for second, an SI unit of measurement of time.

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions of S, in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase (left) and lowercase (right) S in Fraktur. The middle character is ⟨ſ⟩, an archaic form of writing lower-case s in some positions.

See also

• (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:

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

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-)

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

Letter

s

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

Alternative forms

• ds (Bern)

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

1. (definite) the
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy 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.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

s lower case (upper case S)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es̺e/, [e̞.s̺e̞]

Letter

s (lower case, upper case S)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.se], [ˈes]

Letter

s (lower case, upper case S)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called essa, esse, or es and written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

s (upper case S)

1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

Alternative forms

• se

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech s, se, from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/

• Audio:

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Preposition

s

1. with [with instrumental]

   Antonyms: bez, beze

   setkat se s někým ― to meet someone

   chléb s máslem ― bread and butter

   s pozdravem ― best regards

2. (dated, literary) down from, off [with genitive]

   Synonym: z

   dolů z/s kopce ― down the hill

3. (obsolete) enough for, stronger than, above [with accusative]
   1. today only found in these phrases:

      být s to ― to be capable

      seč ― as much as

      kdo s koho ― who is stronger than whom

Further reading

• “s”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “s”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛs
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛs/

Letter

s (lower case, upper case S)

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