Esse
See also: Appendix:Variations of "esse"
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Es‧se
Proper noun
Esse n
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)
- (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]
Further reading
- “Esse” in Duden online
Etymology 2
Noun
Esse n (strong, genitive Esse, no plural)
- (uncountable) existence
Declension
Declension of Esse [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Descendants
- → Swedish: vara i sitt esse
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesə/
- Rhymes: -esə
- Syllabification: Es‧se
- Homophone: esse
Noun
Esse n (plural Esse)
Derived terms
- Beiesse
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Essen, English eats.
Noun
Esse n (plural Esse)
Related terms
Swedish
Proper noun
Esse
- A former municipality in Ostrobothnia region, Finland.