"ß" meaning in German

See ß in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /s/ [phoneme], /ɛsˈtsɛt/ [letter, name], /ˈʃarfəs ˈɛs/ [letter, name] Forms: [uppercase]
Head templates: {{head|de|letter|lower case||upper case|ẞ}} ß (lower case, upper case ẞ)
  1. Eszett (“sz”) or scharfes S, a German letter based on a ligature of ſ (long s) and z. Wikipedia link: Antiqua (typeface class) Tags: letter, lowercase Synonyms: Buckel-S, Doppel-S, Dreierles-S, Eszett, Ringel-S, Rucksack-S, scharfes S, Straßen-S, ss [Liechtenstein, Switzerland], ſs [obsolete, rare]
    Sense id: en-ß-de-character-j4Xg8a0n Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ß meaning in German (1.3kB)

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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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          ],
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        },
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          "tags": [
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        }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "Eszett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ringel-S"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rucksack-S"
    },
    {
      "word": "scharfes S"
    },
    {
      "word": "Straßen-S"
    },
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        "Liechtenstein",
        "Switzerland"
      ],
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    },
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      ],
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