"SS" meaning in German

See SS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˌɛs.ˈʔɛs] Audio: De-SS.ogg Forms: SS. [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|de|noun|g=f}} SS f
  1. abbreviation of Schutzstaffel Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, feminine Alternative form of: Schutzstaffel
    Sense id: en-SS-de-noun-ZQO~mi3r
  2. abbreviation of Schwangerschaft Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, feminine Alternative form of: Schwangerschaft
    Sense id: en-SS-de-noun-p3oMFWlh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Reichsführer SS, Reichsführer-SS (RFSS), SSler, SS-Mann, SS-Offizier, Waffen-SS, SS-Woche (alt: Schwangerschaftswoche) Derived forms (SS-Angehöriger): ODESSA
Disambiguation of 'SS-Angehöriger': 0 0

Noun

IPA: [ˌɛs.ˈʔɛs] Audio: De-SS.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|noun|g=n}} SS n
  1. abbreviation of Sommersemester Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, neuter Alternative form of: Sommersemester Related terms: SA, SS'er [Dutch] Coordinate_terms: WS (alt: Wintersemester)
    Sense id: en-SS-de-noun--qW4qeJL

Symbol

IPA: [ˌɛs.ˈʔɛs] Audio: De-SS.ogg Forms: SZ [uppercase], ß [lowercase], ss [lowercase]
Head templates: {{head|de|letter|upper case|SZ|occasionally|ẞ|lower case|ß|or|ss}} SS (upper case SZ, occasionally ẞ, lower case ß or ss)
  1. One of the official capital forms of ß (the other one is ẞ), or ss used in Swiss and Liechtenstein German, or once ſs (in Antiqua)
    Sense id: en-SS-de-symbol-GE2JkjRE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 8 8 75
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    {
      "form": "SZ",
      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ß",
      "tags": [
        "lowercase"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ss",
      "tags": [
        "lowercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "5": "occasionally",
        "6": "ẞ",
        "7": "lower case",
        "8": "ß",
        "9": "or"
      },
      "expansion": "SS (upper case SZ, occasionally ẞ, lower case ß or ss)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "SS"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "symbol",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 8 8 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "ß",
          "ß"
        ],
        [
          "ẞ",
          "ẞ"
        ],
        [
          "ss",
          "ss"
        ],
        [
          "ſs",
          "ſs"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˌɛs.ˈʔɛs]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "SS"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Reichsführer SS"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "RFSS",
      "word": "Reichsführer-SS"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "SSler"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "SS-Mann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "SS-Offizier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Waffen-SS"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "Schwangerschaftswoche",
      "word": "SS-Woche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "SS-Angehöriger",
      "word": "ODESSA"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "SS"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Schutzstaffel"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The SS is marching in enemy territories, / singing the devil's song.",
          "ref": "1939, “SS marschiert in Feindesland”, Christian Jährig (music):",
          "text": "SS marschiert in Feindesland, / Und singt ein Teufelslied.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "abbreviation of Schutzstaffel"
      ],
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          "Schutzstaffel",
          "Schutzstaffel#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Schwangerschaft"
        }
      ],
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        "abbreviation of Schwangerschaft"
      ],
      "id": "en-SS-de-noun-p3oMFWlh",
      "links": [
        [
          "Schwangerschaft",
          "Schwangerschaft#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˌɛs.ˈʔɛs]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "SS"
}

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    }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "Sommersemester"
        }
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        }
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          "word": "SA"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Dutch"
          ],
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˌɛs.ˈʔɛs]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "SS"
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    "German lemmas",
    "German letters",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "SZ",
      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ß",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "lowercase"
      ]
    }
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        "7": "lower case",
        "8": "ß",
        "9": "or"
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "symbol",
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      ],
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        [
          "ß",
          "ß"
        ],
        [
          "ẞ",
          "ẞ"
        ],
        [
          "ss",
          "ss"
        ],
        [
          "ſs",
          "ſs"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[ˌɛs.ˈʔɛs]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "SS"
}

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    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Reichsführer SS"
    },
    {
      "roman": "RFSS",
      "word": "Reichsführer-SS"
    },
    {
      "sense": "SS-Angehöriger",
      "word": "ODESSA"
    },
    {
      "word": "SSler"
    },
    {
      "word": "SS-Mann"
    },
    {
      "word": "SS-Offizier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waffen-SS"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Schwangerschaftswoche",
      "word": "SS-Woche"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "hyphenations": [
    {
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        "SS"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "Schutzstaffel"
        }
      ],
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        "German abbreviations",
        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
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              4,
              6
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          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              2
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          "english": "The SS is marching in enemy territories, / singing the devil's song.",
          "ref": "1939, “SS marschiert in Feindesland”, Christian Jährig (music):",
          "text": "SS marschiert in Feindesland, / Und singt ein Teufelslied.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "abbreviation of Schutzstaffel"
      ],
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          "Schutzstaffel",
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          "word": "Schwangerschaft"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˌɛs.ˈʔɛs]"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bd/De-SS.ogg/De-SS.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "SS"
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    "German neuter nouns",
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      "alt": "Wintersemester",
      "word": "WS"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "SS"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: occasionally ẞ",
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  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "symbol",
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}

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