Eszett

See also: eszett

German

Alternative forms

• Eszet, Eßet, Eßett

Etymology

Es (“S”) +‎ Zett (“Z”), since the letter was initially a ligature of ſ (the long s) and z (with a shape similar to ʒ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛsˈt͡sɛt/

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• Hyphenation: Es‧zett
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

Eszett n (strong, genitive Eszett, plural Eszett)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter ẞ/ß, called eszett in English.

   Synonym: scharfes S

Declension

Declension of Eszett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Eszett	die	Eszett
genitive	eines	des	Eszett	der	Eszett
dative	einem	dem	Eszett	den	Eszett
accusative	ein	das	Eszett	die	Eszett

Further reading

• “Eszett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Eszett” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Eszett” in Duden online
• Eszett on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de