š

See also: Appendix:Variations of "s"

š U+0161, š LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CARON Composition: s [U+0073] + ◌̌ [U+030C] ← Š [U+0160] Latin Extended-A Ţ → [U+0162]

Languages (21)

Translingual

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Cheyenne • Czech • Dakota • Egyptian • Estonian • Finnish • Lakota • Latvian • Lithuanian • Livonian • Lower Sorbian • Lushootseed • Northern Sotho • Romani • Serbo-Croatian • Skolt Sami • Slovak • Tashelhit • Tswana • Tuareg

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Translingual

Symbol

š

1. (NAPA) a voiceless postalveolar fricative (IPA [ ʃ ]).

Cheyenne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

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

Czech

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Czech alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Dakota

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), B b, Č č, Čh čh, Čʼ čʼ, D d, E e (É é), G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, I i (Í í), K k, Kh kh, Kȟ kȟ, Kʼ kʼ, M m, N n, ŋ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Ph ph, Pȟ pȟ, Pʼ pʼ, S s, Š š, T t, Th th, Tȟ tȟ, Tʼ tʼ, U u (Ú ú), W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ʼ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛ/
  • Conventional anglicization: she

Noun

 m

1. lake
2. garden with a pool

Inflection

Declension of š (masculine)

singular	š
dual	šwj
plural	šw

Derived terms

• mdw n š
• š-dwꜣtj

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 313, 380.

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑː/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

1. The twentieth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called šaa and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Used only in loanwords.

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)

Finnish

Etymology

Common European letter for this sound, apparently first used in Czech; see Š on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• (sound): IPA^(key): /ʃ/ (generally, educated pronunciation; not distinguished from ⟨s⟩ by all speakers)

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

1. A letter of the Finnish alphabet, called hattu-s or suhu-s and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• In the Finnish alphabet, š is a variant of s.
• Used only in loanwords and transcribing foreign names.
• Often spelled as s or sh, mainly due to technical restrictions (e.g. š cannot be directly typed with the standard Finnish keyboard layout).

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

Lakota

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), Aŋ aŋ (Áŋ áŋ), B b, Č č, Čh čh, Čʼ čʼ, E e (É é), G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, Ȟʼ ȟʼ, I i (Í í), Iŋ iŋ (Íŋ íŋ), K k, Kh kh, Kȟ kȟ, Kʼ kʼ, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Ph ph, Pȟ pȟ, Pʼ pʼ, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Š š, Šʼ šʼ, T t, Th th, Tȟ tȟ, Tʼ tʼ, U u (Ú ú), Uŋ uŋ (Úŋ úŋ), W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ʼ

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^(key): [ʃ]

Letter

Š

š (lower case, upper case Š)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Latvian alphabet, called eš 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

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the first letter of šūdas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called eš and written in the Latin script.
2. euphemistic form of šūdas

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ę ę, Ė ė, F f, G g, H h, I i, Į į, Y y, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ų ų, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kēratē’ḑ; 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

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• ẜch (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called eš and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) pismik; A a, B b, C c, Č č, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, J j, K k, Ł ł, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o (Ó ó), P p, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Ź ź
• (obsolete letters) B́ b́, Ė ė, Ḿ ḿ, Ṕ ṕ, ſ, ß, Ꞩ ẜ, Ẃ ẃ

Lushootseed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ʔ, a, b, b̓, c, c̓, č, č̓, d, dᶻ, ə, g, gʷ, h, i, ǰ, k, k̓, kʷ, k̓ʷ, l, l̓, ɫ ɬ, ƛ̓, m, m̓, n, n̓, p, p̓, q, q̓, qʷ, q̓ʷ, s, š, t, t̓, u, w, w̓, x, xʷ, x̌, x̌ʷ, y, y̓

Northern Sotho

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

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

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

1. (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-sixth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

   Synonym: (International Standard) ś

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).

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š, Cyrillic equivalent ш)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet (gajica), written in the Latin script; preceded by s and followed by t.

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

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

See also

• (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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Further reading

• “š”, 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, 2003–2026

Tashelhit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

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

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

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

Tuareg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

š (lower case, upper case Š)

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