esencia

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the 15th century. Learned borrowing from Latin essentia.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ɛˈsɛnθja/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ɛˈsɛnsja/

 

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ɛˈsenθja/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ɛˈsensja/

 

  • Hyphenation: e‧sen‧cia

Noun

esencia f (plural esencias)

  1. essence
    • 1414, Clarinda de A. Maia, editor, História do galego-português, Coimbra: I.N.I.C, page 99:
      Deus Padre et Fillo et Spiritu Santo, treſ perſonas en hũa eſſençia deujnal
      God, Father and Son and Holy Ghost, three persons in a single divine essence

References

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

esencia f (genitive singular esencie, nominative plural esencie, genitive plural esencií, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. essence

Declension

Further reading

  • esencia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin essentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /eˈsenθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eˈsensja/
  • Rhymes: -enθja
  • Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: e‧sen‧cia

Noun

esencia f (plural esencias)

  1. essence
  2. gist

Further reading