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S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ess[lower-alpha 1] (pronounced /ˈɛs/), plural esses.[1]
Not to be confused with Cyrillic letter Dze (Ѕ), the Armenian letter Tyun (Տ), or the Georgian Asomtavruli letter Ch'ari (Ⴝ).
This article is about the nineteenth letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see S (disambiguation).
"Ess" redirects here. For other uses, see Ess (disambiguation).
For technical reasons, "S#" redirects here. For the programming language, see Script.NET.
For technical reasons, "ſ" redirects here. For the archaic medial form of the letter "s", see Long s.
For technical reasons, "S#arp" redirects here. For the South Korean band, see Sharp (South Korean band).
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Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | Alphabetic and logographic |
Language of origin | Latin language |
Sound values | |
In Unicode | U+0053, U+0073 |
Alphabetical position | 19 |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | ~−700 to present |
Descendants | |
Sisters | |
Variations | ſ |
Other | |
Associated graphs | s(x), sh, sz |
Writing direction | Left-to-right |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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