Esseni

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐσσηνοί (Essēnoí).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /esˈseː.niː/, [ɛs̠ˈs̠eːniː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /esˈse.ni/, [esˈsɛːni]

Proper noun

Essēnī m pl (genitive Essēnōrum); second declension

The Essenes

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Essēnī
Genitive	Essēnōrum
Dative	Essēnīs
Accusative	Essēnōs
Ablative	Essēnīs
Vocative	Essēnī

References

Esseni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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