Esse

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "esse"

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Es‧se

Proper noun

Esse n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zuidplas, South Holland, Netherlands

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛsə/
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  • Hyphenation: Es‧se

Etymology 1

From Middle High German esse, from Old High German essa (“furnace”), from Proto-Germanic *asjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to dry, burn, glow; hearth, ashes”). Related to Asche, English ash.

Noun

Esse f (genitive Esse, plural Essen)

  1. (dialectal) chimney-hood over a stove
    Synonyms: Schlot, Schornstein
    • 2017, Mikhail Bulgakov, chapter 18, in Alexander Nitzberg, transl., Meister und Margarita, Galiani:
      Damit briet er Fleisch in der Glut des Kamins. Der Saft troff zischend herab, und der Dampf stieg aufwärts und entwich durch die Esse.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Esse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Esse die Essen
genitive einer der Esse der Essen
dative einer der Esse den Essen
accusative eine die Esse die Essen

Further reading

  • “Esse” in Duden online

Etymology 2

From the Latin esse.

Noun

Esse n (strong, genitive Esse, no plural)

  1. (uncountable) existence
Declension
Declension of Esse
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Esse
genitive eines des Esse
dative einem dem Esse
accusative ein das Esse
Descendants
  • → Swedish: vara i sitt esse

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Esse n (plural Esse)

  1. food
  2. meal

Derived terms

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Essen, English eats.

Noun

Esse n (plural Esse)

  1. food
    Esse un Drinke
    Food and drink(s)
  2. meal

Swedish

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Proper noun

Esse

  1. A former municipality in Ostrobothnia region, Finland.
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