ſ
ſ letter: the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called long s, medial s or descending s and written in the Latin script.
Letter
- The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called long s, medial s or descending s and written in the Latin script.
- VVritten in Latine by M.Iohn Caluine, and tranſlated into Engliſ he according to the authors laſt edition, By thomas norton. […] And the redemptor ſ hall come to Sion,and vnto thẽ that turne frõ their vvickednes in Iacob.1574, Iohn Caluine, translated by Thomas Norton, The Institution of Christian Religion, London: […] [T]he widowe of Reginalde Wolffe, title page and Table page
- God is not onely a bare permiſsiue agent in an euill worke, but a powerfull effectour of the ſame[…]1595, William Perkins, A Golden Chaine, or The Description Oe Theologie, page 16
Examples of ſ in a sentence
- I have been told, noble Squire, that you once impos’d a certain lady for Dulcinea on your maſter; now what think you if this young lady here ſhould perſonate that incomparable princeſs? / Jez.1767, Henry Fielding, The Works of Henry Fielding: In Twelve Volumes, with the Life of the Author, volume 3, page 273:
- But he does not ſtab him for his treachery toward hisſelf […]1783, Joseph Ritson, Remarks, Critical and Illustrative, on the Text and Notes of the Last Edition of Shakspeare, page 223:
- On the 11th of May, 1759, the Lords amend a turnpike road Bill, by inſerting a clauſe, “That no gate ſhall be erected within a mile of Enſham Ferry”.1796, John Hatsell, Precedents of Proceedings in the House of Commons: With Observations, page 102:
Forms of ſ
| uppercase | S |
|---|---|
| plural | ſs |
| plural | ſ's |
Questions about ſ
- What does ſ mean?
- S means the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called long s, medial s or descending s and written in the Latin script.
- How do you use ſ in a sentence?
- I have been told, noble Squire, that you once impos’d a certain lady for Dulcinea on your maſter; now what think you if this young lady here ſhould perſonate that incomparable princeſs? / Jez.
- What part of speech is ſ?
- S is a letter.
Words near ſ in the dictionary
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