Sz (digraph)

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Sz is a digraph of the Latin alphabet, used in Hungarian and Polish.

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Contents 1 In Polish 1.1 Examples of sz 2 In Hungarian 2.1 Examples 3 See also

[edit] In Polish

In the Polish alphabet, sz represents a voiceless retroflex fricative (/ʂ/ ), similar to English "sh". It is known as "hard sh" and should not be confused with ś (or s followed by i), termed "soft sh", a voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative (/ɕ/).

[edit] Examples of sz

obszar (help·info) (area, territory)
płaszcz (help·info) (coat, cloak)

Compare ś:
świeca (help·info) (candle)
iść (help·info) (to go)
sierpień (help·info) (August)

[edit] In Hungarian

Sz is the thirty-second letter of the Hungarian alphabet. Its name is (using English pronunciation with letter romanization) "ess" in the alphabet. It represents /s/. Thus, names like Liszt are pronounced "list" /lɪst/.

In Hungarian, even if two characters are put together to make a different sound, they are considered one letter (a true digraph), and even acronyms keep the letter intact.

It should be noted that in Hungarian s represents /ʃ/ (a sound similar to /ʂ/), which is why the correct pronunciation of Budapest is really "BU-dah-pesht" (/budɑpɛʃt/).

[edit] Examples

These examples are Hungarian words that use the letter sz, with the English translation following.

• szabó = tailor
• szép = beautiful
• szikla = rock
• szőke = blonde
• szülő = parent

[edit] See also

• Hungarian alphabet
• Polish alphabet
• ß

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Trigraphs	C'h c'h Dzs dzs Eau eau Ngb ngb Ngh ngh Ngk ngk Nkp nkp Nth nth Nyk nyk Rnd rnd Sch sch
Tetragraphs	Eeuw eeuw Ieuw ieuw Ough ough