ess en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛs/
- ĕs
Meanings
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The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.
2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Eses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone these esses / change in design / and senses themselves / $ // it's as if / the ess / were the sounds / of success
- Something shaped like the letter S. (See esses)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| esses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| es | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
collar of esses · short ess · long ess · ess-hook · de-ess
Translations (42)
nb ess (name of the letter S, s) · fi äs (name of the letter S, s) · fr esse (name of the letter S, s) · la es (name of the letter S, s) · vi sờ (name of the letter S, s) · da es (name of the letter S, s) · ko 에스 (name of the letter S, s) · es ese (name of the letter S, s) · nl es (name of the letter S, s) · tl ese (name of the letter S, s) · ga eas (name of the letter S, s) · eo so (name of the letter S, s) · tl es (name of the letter S, s) · id es (name of the letter S, s) · mr एस (name of the letter S, s) · io se (name of the letter S, s) · el ες (name of the letter S, s) · ms es (name of the letter S, s) · ga sail (name of the letter S, s) · cy ès (name of the letter S, s) · hi एस (name of the letter S, s) · ar إِس (name of the letter S, s) · cs esko (name of the letter S, s) · tr se (name of the letter S, s) · ast ese (name of the letter S, s) · nn ess (name of the letter S, s) · vi xờ nặng (name of the letter S, s) · fo ess (name of the letter S, s) · vi ét (name of the letter S, s) · gl ese (name of the letter S, s) · pt esse (name of the letter S, s) · bg ес (name of the letter S, s) · ja エス (name of the letter S, s) · tl sa (Abakada) (name of the letter S, s) · vi xờ mạnh (name of the letter S, s) · fi ässä (name of the letter S, s) · bn এস (name of the letter S, s) · ca essa (name of the letter S, s) · ru эс (name of the letter S, s) · haw sā (name of the letter S, s) · oc èssa (name of the letter S, s) · th เอส (name of the letter S, s)