Esse

See also: esse, êsse, essē, -esse, ésse, and -êsse

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Es‧se

Proper noun

Esse n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛsə/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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: Schornstein, Schlot
    • 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 quote)
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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈesə/

Noun

Esse n (plural Esse)

  1. food
  2. meal

Derived terms
  • Beiesse

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
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