Esse

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 [feminine]

	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 [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	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

• IPA^(key): /ˈesə/

Noun

Esse n (plural Esse)

1. food
2. meal

Derived terms

• Beiesse

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Essen, English eats.

Noun

Esse n (plural Esse)

1. food

   Esse un Drinke

   Food and drink(s)

2. meal

Related terms

• esse
• Essschtick
• Essschtubb
• Mariyeesse

Swedish

Proper noun

Esse

1. A former municipality in Ostrobothnia region, Finland.