s

See also:Appendix:Variations of "s"

s	U+0073,s LATIN SMALL LETTER S

←r
[U+0072]

Basic Latin

t→
[U+0074]

Character variations

ˢ	U+02E2,ˢ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL S

←ˡ
[U+02E1]

Spacing Modifier Letters

ˣ→
[U+02E3]

𝆍	U+1D18D,𝆍 MUSICAL SYMBOL SUBITO

←𝆌
[U+1D18C]

Musical Symbols

𝆎→
[U+1D18E]

ｓ	U+FF53,ｓ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER S

←ｒ
[U+FF52]

Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms

ｔ→
[U+FF54]

Languages (54)

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Translingual

EnglishWikipediahas an article on:

s

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

ſ(archaic)

Letter

s(upper caseS)

The nineteenth letter of thebasic modern Latin Alpha bet.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation of IPA[sːɑː, ɑssɑː]with the sound[s]: (file)

Symbol

EnglishWikipediahas an article on:

Voiceless alveolar fricative

Wikipedia

s

(IPA)avoiceless alveolar fricative.
(superscript⟨ˢ⟩)[s]-fricatedrelease,[s]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic[s]– see⟨ˢ⟩.
Symbol forsecond,anSI unitofmeasurementoftime.

Gallery

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

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(name of letter)IPA^(key):/ɛs/
- Audio(US): (file)
- Rhymes:-ɛs
(phoneme):IPA^(key):/s/,/z/,/ʒ/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS,pluralssors's)

The nineteenthletterof the EnglishAlpha bet,calledessand written in theLatin script.

Derived terms

Number

s(lower case,upper caseS)

Theordinalnumbernineteenth,derived from thisletterof the EnglishAlpha bet,calledessand written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations. s

(stenoscript)the sound /s/ in a word.
(an orthographic ⟨s⟩ pronounced /z/ is transcribedz)
(stenoscript)Abbreviationofus.
(stenoscript)Abbreviationofsaw.
(stenoscript)the prefix or initial syllablesub-
(some manuals advise capitalSfor the prefixsub-)

Noun

s

(metrology)Abbreviationofscruple.(unit of mass in the apothecaries' system)
(physics)Abbreviationofstrange quark.
Alternative form ofs.

Derived terms

s-hole

Afar

Letter

s

The fourthletterof the AfarAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

ds(Bern)

Etymology

FromMiddle High Germandaz,fromOld High Germandaz,fromProto-Germanic*þat,fromProto-Indo-European*tód,nominative and accusative singular neuter of*só.Cognate withGermandas,Dutchdat,Englishthat,Icelandicþað.

Article

sn

(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 Situazions’richtige Wort.
  You know, Mr Bodmer, that's what I admire about the Swiss – their humour.Theright word for every situation.
- 2010,Pedro Lenz,Der Goalie bin ig:
  D Wohnig isch d Wohnig unddsBusiness ischdsBusiness.
  Accommodation is accommodation, and business is business.

Declension

Alemannic Germandefinite articles
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative/Accusative	de dr(Bern)	d	s ds(Bern)	d
Dative	em	der	em	de

Masculine nominative/accusative singulardehas the formderbefore a vowel, e.g.der alt Maa‘the old man’
Dative pluraldehas the formdenbefore a vowel, e.g.den alte Fraue‘(to) the old women’
Feminine singulardand pluraldhave the variantdibefore an adjective, e.g.di jung Mueter‘the young mother’

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

(phoneme)IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

slower case(upper caseS)

The twenty-fifthletterof the AzerbaijaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Basque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/es̺e/,[e̞.s̺e̞]

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twentiethletterof the BasqueAlpha bet,calledeseand written in theLatin script.

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(upper caseS)

A letter of theMazahuaAlpha bet.

Czech

Alternative forms

se

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Czechs,se,fromProto-Slavic*sъ(n).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/
Audio: (file)

Preposition

s

with[withinstrumental]
Antonyms:bez,beze

setkat sesněkým―to meet someone

chlébsmáslem―bread and butter

spozdravem―best regards
(dated,literary)down from,off[withgenitive]
Synonym:z

dolů z/skopce―down the hill
(obsolete)enoughfor,strongerthan,above[withaccusative]
1. today only found in these phrases:
  býts to―to be capable
  
  seč―as much as
  
  kdo s koho―who is stronger than whom

Usage notes

The more usual form iss,whileseis used before words starting withs,zand certainconsonant clusters.
The use with genitive is dated and normally replaced byz,but it can sometimes be seen in older literature.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The nineteenthletterof the DutchAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological)IPA^(key):/sɛ/
- Conventional anglicization:se

Noun

m

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

Inflection

Declension ofs(masculine)

singular	s
dual	swj
plural	sw

Noun

m

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

Inflection

Declension ofs(masculine)

singular	s
dual	swj
plural	sw

Noun

m

A type of waterfowl, perhaps theEurasian teal(Anas crecca),^[1]especially as an offering for the dead[Old Kingdom]
Alternative form ofsr(“type of goose”)

Inflection

Declension ofs(masculine)

singular	s
dual	swj
plural	sw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofs

s

Noun

m

Abbreviationofsnb(“health”)in the formulaꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb(“life, prosperity, health”)

Pronoun

fsg3.enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

Alternative form ofsj(“she, her”)

Pronoun

msg3.enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

Alternative form ofsw(“he, him”)[Middle and New Kingdom]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofs

[Middle Kingdom]

[New Kingdom]

Romanization

s

Alternative transliterationofz.

References

James P[eter] Allen(2010)Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs,2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,→ISBN,page51.
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, pages140–141

Esperanto

Pronunciation

(letter name):IPA^(key):/so/
(phoneme):IPA^(key):/s/
Audio: (file)

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-secondletterof the EsperantoAlpha bet,calledsoand written in theLatin script.

Estonian

EstonianWikipediahas an article on:

s

Wikipedia^et

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈesː/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The nineteenthletterof the EstonianAlpha bet,calledessand written in theLatin script.

Noun

s

Abbreviationofsent;cent

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(upper caseS)

The twenty-firstletterof the FaroeseAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

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. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information,andsfor information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈæs/,[ˈæs̠](letter name)
IPA^(key):/ˈes/,[ˈe̞s̠](letter name, dated)
Audio:äs,sissi,sauna,äs: (file)

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The nineteenthletterof the FinnishAlpha bet,calledäsoresand written in theLatin script.

Derived terms

compounds

Noun

s

(housing)Abbreviationofsauna(“sauna”).

French

Pronunciation

(letter name)IPA^(key):/ɛs/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The nineteenthletterof the FrenchAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Fula

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

Aletterof the FulaAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

Common to all varieties ofFula(Fulfulde/Pulaar/Pular).

Gothic

Romanization

s

Romanization of𐍃

Hungarian

Alternative forms

ſ(obsolete)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈʃ]
Audio;“s”(conjunction): (file)
(conjunction):IPA^(key):[ˈʃ]
(letter name):IPA^(key):[ˈɛʃː]

Conjunction

s

and(short variant ofés(“and”))

Derived terms

Compound words

Expressions

Letter

s

The thirtiethletterof the HungarianAlpha bet,calledessand written in theLatin script.

Declension

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 formsofs
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

Ido

Pronunciation

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

Letter

s(upper caseS)

The nineteenthletterof the IdoAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Italian

Letter

sform(invariable,lower case,upper caseS)

The seventeenthletterof the ItalianAlpha bet,calledesseand written in theLatin script.

Japanese

Etymology

Short ofさん(san).

Suffix

s(さん)•(-san)

(Internet slang)Alternative spelling ofさん(san)

Related terms

c(ちゃん)(chan),©️(ちゃん)

Kankanaey

Etymology

BorrowedfromTagalogs.Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishs.

Pronunciation

(letter name)IPA^(key):/ʔes/[ʔes]
- Rhymes:-es
(phoneme)IPA^(key):/s/[s]

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-firstletterof the KankanaeyAlpha bet,calledesand written in theLatin script.

References

Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy[Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[1](in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN,pages10-11

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin Alpha bet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian Alpha betarticle on Wikipedia for more, andsfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-sixthletterof the KashubianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Latin

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

A letter in theLatin Alpha bet,representing the sound /s/

Latvian

LatvianWikipediahas an article on:

s

Wikipedia^lv

Etymology

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs,which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur,and sporadically inCyrillic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[s]

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Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-sixthletterof the LatvianAlpha bet,calledesand written in theLatin script.

Livonian

Pronunciation

(phoneme)IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(upper caseS)

The thirty-firstletterof the LivonianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Malay

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The nineteenthletterof the MalayAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Maltese

Pronunciation

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

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-thirdletterof the MalteseAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Mòcheno

Etymology 1

FromMiddle High Germanëz,iz,fromOld High Germaniz,fromProto-West Germanic*it,fromProto-Germanic*it,nominative/accusative singular neuter of*iz.Cognate withGermanes.

Pronoun

s

it

Inflection

Personal pronouns
	singular	plural
1st person	i	biar
2nd person	du	ir
3rd person	er,si,s	sei

Etymology 2

FromMiddle High Germandaz,fromOld High Germandaz,fromProto-Germanic*þat.Cognate withGermandas,Englishthat.

Article

s(masculineder,femininede,pluralde)

the,nominative singular neuter definite article

References

“s” inCimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples.2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

North Frisian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[s],[z]

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

Aletterof the North FrisianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

Word or stem-initial ⟨s⟩ is always voiceless. Otherwise the voice distinction isallophonicin Sylt Frisian:[z]occurs intervocalically after a (stressed) long vowel, else[s].In the other dialects the distinction isphonemic.The general tendency, here too, is that[s]follows short vowels and[z]follows long ones, but there are many exceptions to this rule of thumb.
Palatal ⟨sj⟩ is usually pronounced[ʃ]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. Syltsjochtvs. Mooringschucht.

Norwegian

Pronunciation

(letter name):IPA^(key):/esː/,/ɛsː/
(phoneme):IPA^(key):/s/,(insj,skj,sk,sl)/ʃ/,(inrs)/ʂ/
Audio: (file)

Letter

s

The nineteenthletterof the NorwegianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Nupe

Pronunciation

(phoneme):IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-firstletterof the NupeAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Old Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/z/,/s/

Preposition

s

Alternative form ofz

Polish

Etymology

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin Alpha bet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthographyarticle on Wikipedia for more, andsfor development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈɛs/

Letter

s(upper caseS,lower case)

The twenty-fourthletterof the PolishAlpha bet,calledesand written in theLatin script.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter name:(esse)

(Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈɛ.si/
- (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈɛ.se/

(Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈɛ.sɨ/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The nineteenthletterof the PortugueseAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

ss

Adverb

s

(Brazil,Internet slang,text messaging)Abbreviationofsim(“yes”).

Noun

sm(pluralss)

(Brazil,Internet slang,text messaging)Abbreviationofsim(“yes”).

Interjection

s

(Brazil,Internet slang,text messaging)Abbreviationofsim(“yes”).

Etymology 3

Noun

sm(uncountable)

Abbreviationofsegundo.
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 notes

This abbreviation uses no spaces or points and must always follow a number.
This abbreviation is often preceded by a number followed bym,used to represent minutes, which can be in turn preceded byh,to represent hours.
- Example:20h43min08s

Romani

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

(International Standard)The twenty-fourthletterof the RomaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
(Pan-Vlax)The twenty-fifthletterof the RomaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-secondletterof the RomanianAlpha bet,calledes,se,orsîand written in theLatin script.

Saanich

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s

The thirty-ninthletterof the SaanichAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s̪/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The sixteenthletterof the Scottish GaelicAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.It is preceded byrand followed byt.Its traditional name issuil(“willow”).

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

SeeTranslingual section.

Pronunciation

(phoneme)IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(Cyrillic spellingс)

The twenty-fourthletterof the Serbo-CroatianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*sъ(n),fromProto-Indo-European*ḱom.

Alternative forms

sa(see usage notes)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/

Preposition

s(Cyrillic spellingс)

with,togetherwith,alongwith[withinstrumental]
raditisnekim―to work with somebody

svađati sesnekim―to quarrel with somebody

ratovatisnekim―to wage war with somebody

d(j)evojkasplavom kosom―a girl with blonde hair

sgodinama dolazi mudrost―with age comes wisdom

sljubavlju―with love

pozdraviti se jednosdrugim―part ways with each other
- 1898,Vojislav Stanković, “Đurđevdan”, inStari Dani‎^[2],page 1:
  Gledam živu, tesnu ulicu, ograđenu visokim zidovima,svelikim 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[withgenitive]
pao samsastabla.―I fell from the tree.

sdruge strane―on the other side

sazapada―from the west

sleđa―from the back

promatratisprozora―to observe from the window

ljudisplanine―people from the mountain
(proscribed,shortening ofiztog)(+genitive case)because of(=iz,zbȍg)
stog razloga―for that reason
miscellaneous prepositional senses in phrases that employ a connection[withinstrumental]
Šta/što jestobom?―What's wrong with you?

svremenom―in time
- 1942-1945,Ivo Andrić, chapter 1, inNa Drini Ćuprija‎^[3]:
  Tako su se i ovde,svremenom, 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

stakes the alternative formsain the following environments:

before the sibilants /s, š, z, ž/:
sastránē
aside

saškȏlōm
with school

sazȗbom
with the tooth

sažìvotom
with life
before consonant clusters where the second consonant is /s, š, z, ž/:
sapsȍm
with the dog

sapšènicōm
with wheat

saȑzānjem
with neighing
before the instrumental form of the first-person pronounjȃ(“I”)
samnȏm
with me

Etymology 3

Shortening ofsrednjirod.

Alternative forms

s.

Noun

s(Cyrillic spellingс)

(grammar)neuter gender

Silesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/
Rhymes:-s
Syllabification:s

Etymology 1

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin Alpha bet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian languagearticle on Wikipedia for more, andsfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-sixthletterof the SilesianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

Preposition

s

Alternative form ofz

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

(phoneme)IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(upper caseS)

The twenty-eighthletterof the Skolt SamiAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Slovak

Alternative forms

so

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*sъ(n).

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

s[withinstrumental]

with
Antonyms:bez,bezo

Tancujemstebou.―I am dancingwithyou.
- 1903,Jozef Gregor Tajovský,Maco Mlieč:
  Gazda vystrojil mu krásny pohrebskňazom.
  The farmer held a beautiful funeralwitha priest for him.

Slovene

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The nineteenthletterof the SloveneAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
The twenty-sixthletterof the SloveneAlpha bet(Resian), written in theLatin script.
The twentiethletterof the SloveneAlpha bet(Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script.

Preposition

s

Alternative form ofz,used before a voiceless consonant

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):(phoneme)/s/,/s̺/,/s̄/
IPA^(key):(letter name)/ˈese/[ˈe.se]
- Audio(Spain): (file)
- Rhymes:-ese

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twentiethletterof the SpanishAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Swedish

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-secondletterof the SwedishAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Derived terms

foge-s(“joining s; -s-”)

Noun

s

page;Abbreviationofsida.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

BorrowedfromSpanishs.Each pronunciation has a different source:

Filipino Alpha bet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishs.
Abakada Alpha bet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin characterᜐ(sa).
Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishs.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key):/ˈʔes/[ˈʔɛs](letter name, Filipino Alpha bet)
  - Rhymes:-es
- IPA^(key):/ˈsa/[ˈsa](letter name, Abakada Alpha bet)
  - Rhymes:-a
- IPA^(key):/ˈʔese/[ˈʔɛː.sɛ](letter name, Abecedario)
  - Rhymes:-ese
- IPA^(key):/s/[s](phoneme)

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS,Baybayin spellingᜁᜐ᜔)

The twenty-firstletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theFilipino Alpha bet), calledesand written in theLatin script.

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS,Baybayin spellingᜐ)

The sixteenthletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theAbakada Alpha bet), calledsaand written in theLatin script.

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS,Baybayin spellingᜁᜐᜒ)

(historical)The twenty-secondletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theAbecedario), calledeseand written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

From the Abakada Alpha bet lettersbeing pronounced assa.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/sa/[sɐ]
Rhymes:-a

Pronoun

s(Baybayin spellingᜐ)(Internet slang,text messaging)

Abbreviationofsa:in;on;at
d2s7hol
Hereinthe city hall.

Tarifit

Preposition

s(Tifinagh spellingⵙ)

instrumental marker
1. expresses the means or cause:by means of,with(instrumental)
  ixeddemsufus
  He workswithhis hand.
  
  tessiweřsTmaziɣt
  She spoke (using) Berber.
2. used to express temporal expressions
  iffeɣsǧiret, idwer-dswass
  He leftatnight, he returnedatday.
3. used in numeral constructions
  udfenssebɛa
  They came inwiththe seven of them.

Usage notes

When standing alonestakes the formzi,when used before a pronoun it takes the formzzay.

Tlingit

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(upper caseS)

Aletterof the TlingitAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Turkish

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-secondletterof the TurkishAlpha bet,calledseand written in theLatin script.

Turkmen

Pronunciation

(phoneme)IPA^(key):/θ/,/s/

Letter

s(upper caseS)

The twenty-secondletterof the TurkmenAlpha bet,calledesand written in theLatin script.

Welsh

Pronunciation

(standard)IPA^(key):/ɛs/
- (informal)IPA^(key):/s/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twenty-fourthletterof the WelshAlpha bet,calledèsand written in theLatin script.It is preceded byrhand followed byt.

Mutation

s cannot be mutated in Welsh.

Yoruba

Pronunciation

(phoneme):IPA^(key):/s/
(letter name):IPA^(key):/sí/

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The twentiethletterof the YorubaAlpha bet,calledsíand written in theLatin script.

Zulu

Letter

s(lower case,upper caseS)

The nineteenthletterof the ZuluAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

s

Translingual

Alternative forms

Letter

Pronunciation

Symbol

Gallery

See also

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter

Derived terms

Number

Etymology 2

Noun

Derived terms

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Afar

Letter

See also

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Article

Declension

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

Letter

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Basque

Pronunciation

Letter

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Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

Letter

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Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Preposition

Usage notes

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Letter

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Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Noun

Inflection

Noun

Inflection

Alternative forms

Noun

Pronoun

Pronoun

Alternative forms

Romanization

References

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Letter

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Estonian

Pronunciation

Letter

Noun

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Letter

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Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation