German

Noun

Esse f ‎(genitive Esse, plural Essen)

1. chimney-hood over a stove

Declension

Etymology 2

From the Latin esse.

Noun

Esse n ‎(genitive Esse, no plural)

1. (uncountable) existence

Declension

Corsican

Verb

esse

1. To be.

Conjugation

French

Noun

esse m ‎(plural esses)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.

German

Verb

esse

1. First-person singular indicative present form of essen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive present form of essen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive present form of essen.

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

esse f, m ‎(invariable)

1. ess, es, the letter S/s.

Etymology 2

From Latin ipsae, from ipse.

Pronoun

esse f plural of essa

1. they, them

Related terms

• essi
• loro

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb sum ‎(“[I] am; [I] exist”); from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi ‎(“I am, I exist”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.se/

Verb

esse

1. present infinitive of sum

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeːs.se/

Verb

ēsse

1. 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, 1883–1887)

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛssɐ/

Verb

esse

1. to be

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• essi
• eissi

Pronoun

esse

1. third-person singular feminine of as

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ese/

Verb

esse

1. to be

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese esse, from Latin ipse ‎(“himself”).

Alternative forms

• êsse (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe.sɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.se/

Pronoun

esse m (feminine essa, plural esses, feminine plural essas)

1. that (near you)

   Esse chapéu está limpo?‎

   Is that hat clean?

2. that; this (indicates something already mentioned or understood from context)

   Esse é o segredo para vencer.‎

   This is the secret to winning.

3. (Brazil) this (near me)

   Esse livro é muito bom.‎

   This book is very good.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:esse.

Synonyms

• (near me): este

See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.sɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.se/

Noun

esse m (plural esses)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
2. something shaped like the letter S

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:esse.