EDIT International Phonetic Alphabet

+ Consonant
+ Example in English // dish [dıʃ]
+ Sound example

+ Alternatives // unknown
+ Former versions // unknown
+ Origin // Latin alphabet, small letter
+ Visual characterization // modified small letter s

+ In the IPA since 1900
+ IPA number 134

+ This sound can be found in Albanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Esperanto, French, Georgian, German, Gebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Persian, Portuguese, Serbian, Somali, Swahili and Turkish.


Synonyms

English
+ Official name in the IPA // ›voiceless postalveolar fricative‹
+ Long s
+ Esh


+ Source //
Principles of the International Phonetic Association, London, 1949. /
Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 1989. /
Wikipedia. Die Liste der IPA-Zeichen & History of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Pullum, Geoffrey and William A. Ladusaw. Phonetic Symbol Guide. Second edition.

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