Definitions and meaning of esse
esse
English
Etymology
From Latin esse.
Pronunciation
Noun
esse (plural esses)
- Essence, essential nature.
Related terms
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Esse”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 294.
Afrikaans
Noun
esse
- plural of es
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.se]
Noun
esse f (plural esses) (Valencia)
- alternative form of essa
Further reading
- “esse” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- äße (most dialects)
- eaße (parts of Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Middle High German ezzen, from Old High German ezzan.
Pronunciation
Verb
esse (third-person singular present iss or itt, preterite oß, past participle jesse or jejesse)
- (Kölsch, nothernmost Ripuarian) to eat
Usage notes
- The second and third persons du itts, hä itt are attested for the formerly Low Franconian areas around Düsseldorf. These forms might now be obsolete.
Corsican
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Inherited from Latin esse. Compare Italian essere, French être.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈes.sɛ/
- Hyphenation: es‧se
Verb
esse (Cismontane)
- (copulative) to be
- (intransitive) to be (to exist)
- (intransitive) to be (to occupy a place)
- (auxiliary, + past participle) Forms the passive voice; to be
- (auxiliary, + past participle) Forms the perfect aspect of some verbs; to have
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- “esse, essa” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs/
-
- Homophones: ace, aces, ès, esses
Noun
esse m (plural esses)
- The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
Further reading
- “esse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Gallurese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse.
Pronunciation
Verb
esse
- (auxiliary) to be
Conjugation
German
Pronunciation
Verb
esse
- inflection of essen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- ëse (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology
From Middle High German ezzen, from Old High German ezzan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesə/
- Rhymes: -esə
- Syllabification: es‧se
- Homophone: Esse
Verb
esse
- to eat
Inflection
Derived terms
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Ingrian
Etymology
From estää (“to prevent”) + -e. Akin to Finnish este.
Pronunciation
-
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈesːe/, [ˈe̞s̠ː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈesːe/, [ˈe̞ʃːe̞]
- Rhymes: -esː, -esːe
- Hyphenation: es‧se
Noun
esse
- obstacle
Declension
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 36
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin es (the name of the letter S).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛs.se/
-
- Rhymes: -ɛsse
- Hyphenation: ès‧se
Noun
esse f or m (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.; ess
Derived terms
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, gei / i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu / vi, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon / i greca, zeta
Etymology 2
From Latin ipsae, from ipse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈes.se/
- Rhymes: -esse
- Hyphenation: és‧se
Pronoun
esse f pl
- plural of essa; they, them (female)
- Synonym: loro
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛs.sɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛs.se]
Verb
esse
- present active infinitive of sum
Noun
esse m (indeclinable) (Medieval Latin)
- state, condition
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeːs.sɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛs.se]
Verb
ēsse
- present active infinitive of edō
References
- “esse”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "esse", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Pronoun
esse
- third-person singular feminine of as
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German ezzen, from Old High German ezzan, from Proto-West Germanic *etan. Compare German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.
Pronunciation
Verb
esse
- to eat
Conjugation
Piedmontese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse.
Pronunciation
Verb
esse
- to be
Conjugation
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese esse, from Latin ipse (“himself”).
Alternative forms
- êsse (pre-reform spelling)
Pronunciation
Determiner
esse (feminine essa, masculine plural esses, feminine plural essas)
- that (near you)
- (Brazil, colloquial) this (near me)
- Synonym: este
Pronoun
esse (feminine essa, masculine plural esses, feminine plural essas, neuter isso) (definite demonstrative pronoun)
- that, that one (near you)
- that (that one); this (this one) (indicates something already mentioned or understood from context)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:esse.
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
esse m (plural esses)
- The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
- something shaped like the letter S
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:esse.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é, efe / fê, gê / guê, agá, i, jota, cá / capa, ele / lê, eme / mê, ene / nê, ó, pê, quê, erre / rê, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio / dâblio / duplo vê, xis, ípsilon / i grego, zê
Swedish
Noun
esse n
- only used in vara i sitt esse
References
- esse in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- esse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Tatar
Adjective
esse
- hot
Walloon
Etymology
Inherited from Old French estre, from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse. Some conjugations reflect Latin stāre (“stand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs/
- Homophones: èç, ès
Verb
esse
- to be
- Synonym: sey
Conjugation
Noun
esse m (plural esses)
- The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
- Something shaped like the letter S.
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