# s

| s | U+0073, &#115; LATIN SMALL LETTER S |
| ← r [U+0072] | Basic Latin | t → [U+0074] |
| ˢ | U+02E2, &#738; MODIFIER LETTER SMALL S |
| ← ˡ [U+02E1] | Spacing Modifier Letters | ˣ → [U+02E3] |
| 𝆍 | U+1D18D, &#119181; MUSICAL SYMBOL SUBITO |
| ← 𝆌 [U+1D18C] | Musical Symbols | 𝆎 → [U+1D18E] |
| ｓ | U+FF53, &#65363; FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER S |
| ← ｒ [U+FF52] | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms | ｔ → [U+FF54] |

## Translingual
### Alternative forms

* ſ (archaic)

### Letter

s (upper case S)
* The nineteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

### Pronunciation

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

### Symbol

s
* (IPA) a voiceless alveolar fricative.
    (superscript ⟨ˢ⟩) [s]-fricated release, [s]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [s] – see ⟨ˢ⟩.
* 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:
| NATO phonetic: Sierra Morse code: ··· Braille: ⠎ ASL Manual: S | Signal flag: | Semaphore: |

## English
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (name of letter) IPA: /ɛs/
** Audio (US):(file)
** Rhymes: -ɛs
* (phoneme): IPA: /s/, /ʃ/, /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.
    Hyponyms: short s, round s, terminal s; long s, descending s, medial s; sharp s, double S

##### Derived terms

* descending s
* impure s
* long s
* medial s
* round s
* s-aorist
* s-band
* s-block
* s-bomb
* s-cis
* s-f
* sharp s
* short s
* s-mobile
* s-perfect
* s-process
* s-selection
* s-t cut
* s-trans
* s-word
* terminal s

#### 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

* s-hole

### 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
### 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
* (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

* (phoneme) IPA: /s/

### 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

* IPA: /es̺e/, [e̞.s̺e̞]

### 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

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.sə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈe.se], [ˈes]

### Letter

s (lower case, upper case S)
* The nineteenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called essa, esse, or es and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) lletres; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), 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

## Central Mazahua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s/

### 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
### Alternative forms

* se

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s/
* Audio:(file)

### Preposition

s
* with [with instrumental]
    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 [with genitive]
    Synonym: z
    dolů z/s kopce ― down the hill
* (obsolete) enough for, stronger than, above [with accusative]
** 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

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

### 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

* (modern Egyptological) IPA: /sɛ/
** Conventional anglicization: se

### Noun

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

#### Inflection
### Noun

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

#### Inflection
### Noun

m
* A type of waterfowl, perhaps the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), especially as an offering for the dead [Old Kingdom]
* Alternative form of sr (“type of goose”)

#### Alternative forms

| s | 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”) [Middle and New Kingdom]

#### Alternative forms

| [Middle Kingdom] | [New Kingdom] |

### Romanization

s
* Alternative transliteration of z.

### References

* James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 51.
* 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, pages 140–141

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

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

### 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

* IPA: /ˈesː/

### 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

* IPA: /s/

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

* hattu-s
* s-piikkiäes
* suhu-s

#### 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 name) IPA: /ɛs/

### 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 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

* IPA: /s/

### Letter

s (lower case, upper case S)
* A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

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

#### 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
### Alternative forms

* ſ (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

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

### Conjunction

s
* and (short variant of és (“and”))

#### Derived terms

* egyszersmind
* nos
* egyszer s mindenkorra
* fel s alá
* s a többi
* satöbbi
* segíts magadon, s az Isten is megsegít
* stb.

### Letter

s
* The thirtieth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.

#### 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: /s/
* (letter name) IPA: /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

## Irish
### Letter

s (lower case, upper case S)
* The sixteenth letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
* (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
* (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ

## 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)

#### Related terms

* c(ちゃん) (chan), ©️(ちゃん)

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog s. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English s.

### Pronunciation

* (letter name) IPA: /ʔes/ [ʔes]
** IPA: (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ʔeh/ [ʔeh]
** Rhymes: -es, (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -eh
* (phoneme) IPA: /s/ [s]
** IPA: (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /h/ [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

* IPA: [s]
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### Letter

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

* (phoneme) IPA: /s/

### 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: /s/
* IPA: /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

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

## 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

* IPA: [s], [z]

### 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: [z] occurs intervocalically after a (stressed) long vowel, else [s]. In the other dialects the distinction is phonemic. 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. 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: /esː/, /ɛsː/
* (phoneme): IPA: /s/, (in sj, skj, sk, sl) /ʃ/, (in rs) /ʂ/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

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

## Nupe
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /s/

### 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

* IPA: /z/, /s/

### 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

* IPA: /ˈɛs/

### 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)
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛ.si/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛ.si/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛ.se/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɛ.sɨ/

#### 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
#### Alternative forms

* ss

#### 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 1h20min45sThe 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.
** Example: 20h43min08s

## Romani
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s/

### 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

* IPA: /s/

### 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

* IPA: /s/

### 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

* IPA: /s̪/

### 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

* (phoneme) IPA: /s/

#### 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.

#### Alternative forms

* sa (see usage notes)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s/

#### Preposition

s (Cyrillic spelling с)
* with, together with, along with [with instrumental]
    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 [with genitive]
    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 [with instrumental]
    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/:
    sa stránēaside
    sa škȏlōmwith school
    sa zȗbomwith the tooth
    sa žìvotomwith life
* before consonant clusters where the second consonant is /s, š, z, ž/:
    sa psȍmwith the dog
    sa pšènicōmwith wheat
    sa ȑzānjemwith neighing
* before the instrumental form of the first-person pronoun jȃ (“I”)
    sa mnȏmwith me

### Etymology 3

Shortening of srednji rod.

#### Alternative forms

* s.

#### Noun

s (Cyrillic spelling с)
* (grammar) neuter gender

## Silesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s/
* Audio:(file)
* 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

* (phoneme) IPA: /s/

### 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
### Alternative forms

* so

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

### Pronunciation

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

### Preposition

s [with instrumental]
* 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, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s/

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

### 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

* foge-s (“joining s; -s-”)

#### 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

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

#### 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

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

#### Pronoun

s (Baybayin spelling ᜐ) (Internet slang, text messaging)
* Abbreviation of sa: in; on; at
    d2 s 7holHere 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 ufusHe works with his hand.
    tessiweř s TmaziɣtShe spoke (using) Berber.
** used to express temporal expressions
    iffeɣ s ǧiret, idwer-d s wassHe left at night, he returned at day.
** used in numeral constructions
    udfen s sebɛaThey 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

* IPA: /s/

### 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

* (phoneme) IPA: /θ/, /s/

### 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

* (standard) IPA: /ɛs/
** (informal) IPA: /s/

### 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

* (phoneme): IPA: /s/
* (letter name): IPA: /sí/

### 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