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essa

essa

See also: essä and -essa

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Noun

essa f ‎(plural esses)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
  2. A shape or direction of movement that mimics the letter S.

Dupaninan Agta

Numeral

essa

  1. (cardinal) one

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ipsam, the accusative of ipsa, feminine singular of ipse.[1]

Pronoun

essa f or n (plural esse)

  1. it, she, her

Related terms

References

  1. ↑ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page 130

Anagrams

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin ipsam, the accusative of ipsa, feminine singular of ipse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈessə/, /ˈesːə/

Pronoun

éssa

  1. she (nominative)
  2. her (prepositional)

Coordinate terms

Number Person Nominative Accusative Dative Reflexive Possessive Prepositional
singular first-person io (i') me mìo, mìa, mieje, meje me, méne
second-person, familiar tu te tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje te, téne
second-person, formal vuje ve vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsso 'o, 'u (lo, lu) 'i, 'e (li, le) se sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje ìsso
third-person, feminine éssa 'a (la) 'e (le) éssa
plural first-person nuje ce nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste nuje
second-person, plural vuje ve vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsse 'i, 'e (li, le) llòro se llòro (invariable) llòro
third-person, feminine llòro 'e (le)

Old High German

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Noun

essa f

  1. furnace

Descendants

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.sɐ/
  • Homophone: Eça
  • Hyphenation: es‧sa

Etymology

Form of esse ‎(“this”). From Latin ipsa.

Pronoun

essa

  1. feminine singular of esse
    • 2007, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 508:
      O senhor realizou extraordinária magia com essa varinha.
      You have done extraordinary magic with that wand.

Quotations

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

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui, cá
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto —
Medial X esse essa esses essas isso aí
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso —
Distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, lá
de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali
em + X naquele naquela naqueles naquelas naquilo —
a + X àquele àquela àqueles àquelas àquilo

Noun

essa f (plural essas)

  1. catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)

Quotations

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

Synonyms

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