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U+1E61, ṡ
LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH DOT ABOVE
Composition:s [U+0073] + ◌̇ [U+0307]

[U+1E60]
Latin Extended Additional
[U+1E62]

English

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Symbol

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  1. (lexicography, dated) An orthographic s with a diacritic that marks it as being the consonant /z/, as in the word "his".

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Letter

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(upper case )

  1. The letter s with a ponc séimhithe (dot above), used primarily in Gaelic type; equivalent to the digraph sh in roman type.

Usage notes

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Unlike Fraktur or Antiqua/roman type 16th- and 17th-century usage, Gaelic type does not contrast long s (ſ) and round s (s). Whether the lower-case s looks more like ſ or s depends on the specific typeface, not on the position in the word.

See also

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