Schluss-s
German, noun[ˈʃlʊsʔɛs]
Schluss-s is spelled S-C-H-L-U-S-S-S (8 letters). Schluss-s is a German neuter noun meaning “The name of the Latin script letter s (as contrasted to long s ⟨ſ⟩)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “typographische Variante des Buchstabens s im Auslaut im Fraktursatz”.
What does Schluss-s mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterThe name of the Latin script letter s (as contrasted to long s ⟨ſ⟩)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. typographische Variante des Buchstabens s im Auslaut im Fraktursatz
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schluss-s
- Schluß-s obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schluss-s?
- [ˈʃlʊsʔɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.