ALL meanings of soft sign
soft sign
S s - noun soft sign the Cyrillic letter (ь) as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is palatalized, or to represent (y) between a palatalized consonant and a vowel. See also jer (def 1). 1
- noun soft sign front jer. See also jer (def 2). 1
- noun soft sign a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet, also known as the front yer, that indicates softening of the preceding consonant 0