Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insular s

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: in-su-lar s
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The s character in Insular script or the ꞅ character when distinct from s or ſ.

Example Sentences

"Here the Textus Roffensis copy uses insular s exclusively (nineteen occurrences), with eight occurrences of ð but non of þ."

Inflected Forms

insular s's (plural)

Questions

What does insular s mean?: The s character in Insular script or the ꞅ character when distinct from s or ſ.

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