Essen
See also: essen
English
Translations
German
Pronunciation
audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈɛsən/
Noun
Essen n (genitive Essens, plural Essen)
- gerund of essen; eating
- Das Trinken lernt der Mensch schon früh, und später erst das Essen.
So soll der Mensch aus Dankbarkeit das Trinken nicht vergessen.- Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.
So man will not, out of gratitude, forget to drink.
- Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.
- meal
- food
- groceries
- Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen
- One should buy groceries together with the kids.
Declension
Derived terms
- Abendessen
- Essen auf Rädern
- Essenausgabe
- Essenbehälter
- Mittagessen
References
- Essen in Duden online
Etymology 2
From Old High German essa.
References
- Essen in Duden online
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