# das scharfes S

das scharfes S is a German noun meaning “the voiceless alveolar fricative (regardless of its spelling)”. Forms: des scharfen S, die scharfe S.

## Forms

- Genitive: des scharfen S
- Plural: die scharfe S

## Meanings

1. the voiceless alveolar fricative (regardless of its spelling)
2. The name of the Latin script letter ẞ/ß, called eszett in English.

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