Schluss-s
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Schluss (“end; terminal”) + s, since it mostly appeared at the end of a word.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Schluss-s n (strong, genitive Schluss-s, plural Schluss-s)
- (uncommon) The name of the Latin-script letter s/[[{{{4}}}#German|{{{4}}}]] (as contrasted to long s ⟨ſ⟩)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schluss-s [neuter, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Schluss-s” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache