scharfes S
German
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Noun
[edit]scharfes S n (adjectival, definite nominative das scharfe S, genitive (des) scharfen S, plural scharfe S, definite plural die scharfen S)
- the voiceless alveolar fricative (regardless of its spelling)
- Synonym: stimmloses S
- Antonyms: weiches S, stimmhaftes S
- The name of the Latin-script letter ẞ/ß, called eszett in English.
- Synonym: (unambiguous and thus preferred) Eszett
Declension
[edit]Declension of scharfes S [neuter, adjectival]
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neuter gender | strong declension | |||
| nominative | scharfes S | scharfe S | ||
| genitive | scharfen S | scharfer S | ||
| dative | scharfem S | scharfen S | ||
| accusative | scharfes S | scharfe S | ||
| weak declension | ||||
| nominative | das | scharfe S | die | scharfen S |
| genitive | des | scharfen S | der | scharfen S |
| dative | dem | scharfen S | den | scharfen S |
| accusative | das | scharfe S | die | scharfen S |
| mixed declension | ||||
| nominative | ein | scharfes S | (keine) | scharfen S |
| genitive | eines | scharfen S | (keiner) | scharfen S |
| dative | einem | scharfen S | (keinen) | scharfen S |
| accusative | ein | scharfes S | (keine) | scharfen S |