zs

See also: Zs, ZS, zS, z's, Z's, and ZŠ

Translingual

Symbol

zs

2. (metrology) Symbol for zeptosecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻²¹ seconds.

English

Noun

zs

1. plural of z

Usage notes

• Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that “after letters an apostrophe is obligatory.” The 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.15, “To aid comprehension, lowercase letters form the plural with an apostrophe and an s”. The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Noun

zs pl (plural only)

1. Alternative form of z's (sleep)

German

Noun

zs

1. plural of z

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈʒ]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈʒeː]

Letter

zs (lower case, upper case Zs, all caps ZS)

1. The fortieth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called zsé and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	zs	zs-k
accusative	zs-t	zs-ket
dative	zs-nek	zs-knek
instrumental	zs-vel	zs-kkel
causal-final	zs-ért	zs-kért
translative	zs-vé	zs-kké
terminative	zs-ig	zs-kig
essive-formal	zs-ként	zs-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	zs-ben	zs-kben
superessive	zs-n	zs-ken
adessive	zs-nél	zs-knél
illative	zs-be	zs-kbe
sublative	zs-re	zs-kre
allative	zs-hez	zs-khez
elative	zs-ből	zs-kből
delative	zs-ről	zs-kről
ablative	zs-től	zs-ktől
non-attributive possessive – singular	zs-é	zs-ké
non-attributive possessive – plural	zs-éi	zs-kéi

Possessive forms of zs

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	zs-m	zs-im
2nd person sing.	zs-d	zs-id
3rd person sing.	zs-je	zs-i
1st person plural	zs-nk	zs-ink
2nd person plural	zs-tek	zs-itek
3rd person plural	zs-jük	zs-ik

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: ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ and others.

Further reading

• zs in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.