# PS
## Translingual
### Etymology 1
#### Symbol

PS
* (metrology) Symbol for petasiemens, an SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 10$^{15}$ siemens.

### Etymology 2
#### Symbol

PS
* (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Palestine since 1999.
    Synonym: PSE (alpha-3)

## English
### Pronunciation

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* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

#### Proper noun

PS
* (linguistics) Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:
** Proto-Slavic.
** Proto-Semitic.
** Proto-Salish, Proto-Salishan.
** Proto-Sahaptian.
* (video games) Initialism of PlayStation.
* (software) Initialism of Photoshop.
* (computing, file format) PostScript, a page description language.

##### Derived terms

* PS1
* PS2
* PS3
* PS4
* PS5
* PSN
* PSP
* PSVR
* PSX

#### Noun

PS (countable and uncountable, plural PSes or PSs)
* Initialism of postal service.
    Coordinate terms: PO, post, mail
    USPS ― United States Postal Service
* (education) Initialism of public school.
* (government) Initialism of public service(s).
* (video games) Initialism of PlayStation.
* (nautical) Initialism of paddle steamer.
    Coordinate terms: SS, TS
* Initialism of power supply.
    Coordinate terms: PU, PM, PA
* (law enforcement, Commonwealth) Initialism of police sergeant, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
* (organic chemistry) polystyrene
    Hyponyms: EPS, XPS
* (sports) Initialism of parallel slalom.
    Coordinate terms: S, GS, PGS, SG, PSG
* Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, postscript. (initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote)
    Alternative forms: P.S., p.s., ps.
    PS I love you.
* (in classified ads for used cars, dated) Initialism of power steering.
    PS, PB, PW, PDL, ice-cold A/C   [power steering, power brakes, power windows, power door locks, ice-cold air conditioning]

##### Antonyms

* body

##### Derived terms

* EPS
* XPS
* BPS
* PPS
* PSA
* PSU
* SPS
* PPPPS
* PPPS
* PPS

##### Related terms

* (polystyrene): ♸

##### Translations
#### Adjective

PS (not comparable)
* (telecommunications) Abbreviation of packet-switched.

#### See also

* (packet-switched): Packet switching on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* p.p.s.

### Etymology 2

From German PS (“Pferdestärke”).

#### Noun

PS (uncountable)
* metric horsepower

### References

* (organic chemistry) Bashford, David. Thermoplastics: Directory and databook; →ISBN. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997.

### Anagrams

* S&P, SP, Sp, s.p., s/p, sp

## Chinese
### Etymology

From English photoshop.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pì-áisi
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˋ ㄞˊ ˙ㄙ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: PS
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˋ ㄞˊ ˙ㄙ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pì-áisi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^4$-ai$^2$-ssŭ$^5$
*** Yale: pì-ái-sz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pihair.sy
*** Palladius: пиайсы (piajsy)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵ sz̩³/

### Verb

PS
* to photoshop

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* P.S.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

PS
* Initialism of post scriptum.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pe.ɛs/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

PS m
* Initialism of Parti Socialiste, a socialist political party active in France, Belgium and Switzerland

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

PS
* Abbreviation of Pferdestärke (“horsepower”)
* Abbreviation of Postskriptum (“post scriptum”)
* (education) Abbreviation of Proseminar (“proseminar”)
* (economy) Abbreviation of Personenstunde (“man-hour”)
    Coordinate term: PT (“man-day”)
* (insurance) Abbreviation of Personenschaden (“personal injury”)
    Coordinate term: SS (“property damage”)
* (psychology) Abbreviation of Persönlichkeitsstörung (“personality disorder”)

## Italian
### Proper noun

PS ?
* Abbreviation of Pesaro (Italian town in Marche)

### Noun

PS
* Initialism of pubblica sicurezza (“public security”).

## Japanese
### Etymology

From German Pferdestärke.

### Symbol

PS(ピーエス) • (pīesu)
* horsepower

#### Synonyms

* 馬(ば)力(りき) (bariki)

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* P.S.

### Noun

PS
* (literature) Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, postscript.
* (Late Latin, money) Abbreviation of pustulatum, pusulatum.

#### Coordinate terms

* OB (pure gold)

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* P.S.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛˈɛs/
* Rhymes: -ɛs
* Syllabification: P‧S

### Phrase

PS
* post scriptum

### Further reading

* PS in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* PS in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* P.S.

### Phrase

PS
* post scriptum