ˢ

ˢ U+02E2, ˢ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL S ← ˡ [U+02E1] Spacing Modifier Letters ˣ → [U+02E3]

Translingual

Symbol

ˢ

1. (IPA) [s]-fricated release of a plosive, sometimes implying an affricate – e.g. ⟨tˢ⟩ for [t͡s] – though often ⟨tˢ⟩ is intended to indicate less frication (i.e. [s]-sound) than ⟨t͡s⟩ does.
2. (IPA) [s]-coloring (e.g. [ʃˢ], an [s]-like [ʃ]).
3. (IPA) A weak, fleeting or epenthetic [s].