English

Abbreviation

S.

1. Saint.
   • 1685, Henry More, An Illustration of Those Two Abstruse Books in Holy Scripture, the Book of Daniel, and the Revelation of S. John
   • Bishop Bedell

     Have you forgotten S. Hierome's and Ruffinus's deadly foehood which was rung over the world?

2. Signor or Signore.

Noun

S.

1. (law) Abbreviation of South.
2. (law) Abbreviation of Southern.

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaɪ̯tə]

Abbreviation

S.

1. Seite
2. Süden

Italian

Abbreviation

S.

1. San, santo.
2. Santa.

Latin

Proper noun

S. m ‎(indeclinable)

1. Praenominal abbreviation of Spurius.

Portuguese

Abbreviation

S.

1. São, Santo.
2. Santa.

Spanish

Noun

S.

1. San, santo.
2. Santa.

English

Abbreviation

s.

1. (symbols) The symbol for a shilling or shillings.
2. south
3. single
4. season

Old French

Abbreviation

s.

1. Abbreviation of saint.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of selo.

Abbreviation

s. ‎(Cyrillic spelling с.)

1. village

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of strana.

Abbreviation

s. ‎(Cyrillic spelling с.)

1. page (of a book)

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of srednji rod.

Abbreviation

s. ‎(Cyrillic spelling с.)

1. (grammar) neuter gender

Synonyms

• s