s.
The nineteenth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The nineteenth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
The lowercase form of S. Its modern rounded shape developed from cursive and minuscule forms of Latin S. In medieval and early modern writing, round ⟨s⟩ coexisted with long ⟨ſ⟩; long ⟨ſ⟩ was generally used initially and medially, while round ⟨s⟩ was normally used word-finally. The round form eventually became standard in all positions as long ⟨ſ⟩ fell out of general use around the beginning of the 19th century. The Latin letter was adopted through Etruscan 𐌔 (s) from a western form of Ancient Greek Σ (S, “sigma”), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔 (š, “šīn; tooth”). The Norwegian letter name ess ultimately continues Latin es (“the name of the letter S”). The unit symbol s is taken from the initial letter of sekund (“second”).
The lowercase form of S, the nineteenth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by r and followed by t.
The written representation of the Norwegian consonant sound /s/. In certain combinations, including ⟨sj⟩, ⟨skj⟩, ⟨sk⟩ and ⟨sl⟩, it may form the sound /ʃ/, while ⟨rs⟩ may be pronounced /ʂ/.
The consonant sound represented by the letter s.
A small cookie made by piping dough into the shape of the letter s.
Where this word comes from
The lowercase form of S. Its modern rounded shape developed from cursive and minuscule forms of Latin S. In medieval and early modern writing, round ⟨s⟩ coexisted with long ⟨ſ⟩; long ⟨ſ⟩ was generally used initially and medially, while round ⟨s⟩ was normally used word-finally. The round form eventually became standard in all positions as long ⟨ſ⟩ fell out of general use around the beginning of the 19th century. The Latin letter was adopted through Etruscan 𐌔 (s) from a western form of Ancient Greek Σ (S, “sigma”), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔 (š, “šīn; tooth”). The Norwegian letter name ess ultimately continues Latin es (“the name of the letter S”). The unit symbol s is taken from the initial letter of sekund (“second”).
The symbol for the second, the SI base unit of time.
Where this word comes from
The lowercase form of S. Its modern rounded shape developed from cursive and minuscule forms of Latin S. In medieval and early modern writing, round ⟨s⟩ coexisted with long ⟨ſ⟩; long ⟨ſ⟩ was generally used initially and medially, while round ⟨s⟩ was normally used word-finally. The round form eventually became standard in all positions as long ⟨ſ⟩ fell out of general use around the beginning of the 19th century. The Latin letter was adopted through Etruscan 𐌔 (s) from a western form of Ancient Greek Σ (S, “sigma”), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔 (š, “šīn; tooth”). The Norwegian letter name ess ultimately continues Latin es (“the name of the letter S”). The unit symbol s is taken from the initial letter of sekund (“second”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.