eszett

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eszett

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Borrowed from German Eszett, from the names of the letters S and Z which make up its blackletter form.

noun eszetts

The name of the Latin script letter ẞ/ß. In fits of concealed despair that went unnoticed even by those close enough to touch, Julien cursed the language of umlauts, eszetts, and gerunds.
Similar: double S, sharp s

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noun a German letter

한국어	에스체트 eseucheteu
日本語	エスツェット esutsetto
Português	eszett
Français	eszett
Deutsch	Eszett, scharfes S
Русский	эсце́т escét, эс-це́т es-cét

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"eszett." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eszett. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

eszett. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eszett

Chicago

"eszett." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eszett.

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@misc{eszett_2026,
  title = {eszett},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eszett},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}