s

s (upper case S)

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

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s

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

• Letter styles
• 
  Normal and italic S
• 
  Uppercase (left) and lowercase (right) S in Fraktur. The middle character is an ſ, an archaic form of writing long "s"s.

• (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:

• (letter): IPA^(key): /ɛs/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/, /z/, /ʒ/

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

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

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.

s

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

• (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
• -s'

• s-hole

s

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

• (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

• ds (Bern)

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.

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.

• 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’

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /s/

s lower case (upper case S)

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

• (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

• IPA^(key): /s/

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s

1. with

This preposition is followed by the instrumental case.

• se

• bez, beze

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

s (lower case, upper case S)

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

• Previous letter: r
• Next letter: t

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

 m

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

 m

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

 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”)

 m

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

 m

1. Abbreviation of sw (“he, him”). [Middle and New Kingdom]

s

1. Alternative transliteration of z.

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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s (lower case, upper case S)

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

• (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

• IPA^(key): /s/

s (upper case S)

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

• (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, 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

s (lower case, upper case S)

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

• (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

• IPA^(key): /s/

s (lower case, upper case S)

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

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

• (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

s

1. Romanization of 𐍃

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃ]

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

s

1. and (short variant of és (“and”))

(Compound words):

• egyszersmind
• nos
• satöbbi

(Expressions):

• egyszer s mindenkorra
• fel s alá
• segíts magadon, s az Isten is megsegít

s

1. The thirty-first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, written in the Latin script. Pronounced sh as in she.

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

s (upper case S)

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

• (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

s m or f (invariable)

1. See under S

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.

• IPA^(key): [s]

S

s (lower case, upper case S)

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

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /s/

s (upper case S)

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

• (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, 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

s (lower case, upper case S)

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

• (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

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

s

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

s (lower case, upper case S)

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

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), 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

• ss

s

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

s m (plural s)

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

s

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

s

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

• 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

• IPA^(key): /se/, /es/

s (lowercase, capital S)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Romanian alphabet, written in the Latin script. Representing the phoneme /s/. Preceded by r and followed by ş.

• IPA^(key): /s/

s

1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,

See Translingual section.

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /s/

s (Cyrillic spelling с)

1. The 24th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by r and followed by š.

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

• (see usage notes) sa

• IPA^(key): /s/

s (Cyrillic spelling с)

1. (+ instrumental case) 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

2. (+ genitive case) 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

3. (proscribed, shortening of iz tog) (+ genitive case) because of (= iz, zbȍg)

   s tog razloga ― for that reason

4. (+ instrumental case) miscellaneous prepositional senses in phrases that employ a connection

   Šta/što je s tobom? ― What's wrong with you?

   s vremenom ― in time

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 jȃ (“I”)

  sa mnȏm

  with me

• s.

s (Cyrillic spelling с)

1. (grammar) neuter gender (srednji rod)

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /s/

s (upper case S)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  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

• IPA^(key): /s/

s (+ instrumental)

1. with

• so

• s in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

• IPA^(key): /s/
• Tonal orthography: s

s

1. Alternative form of z, used before a voiceless consonant

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /s/, /s̺/, /s̄/
• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈese/

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s (lower case, upper case S)

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

s

1. page; Abbreviation of sida.
2. Swedish Social Democratic Party; Abbreviation of Socialdemokraterna.

s (lower case, upper case S)

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

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, 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, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /θ/, /s/

s (upper case S)

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

• (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

s (lower case, upper case S)

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

• (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