esse

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

Afrikaans

Noun

esse

  1. plural of es

Corsican

Etymology

From Latin sum.

Verb

esse

  1. to be

Conjugation
        Conjugation of esse (highly irregular, suppletive)
    infinitive esse
    gerund essendu
    past participle statu
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative eiu tu ellu/ella noi voi elli/elle
    present sò sì, sè hè simu, semu, semi site, sete, seti sò
    imperfect era, eru eri era eramu, erami erate, erati eranu, erani
    simple past fubbi fusti fubbe fubbimu fuste fubbenu
    future seraghju serai serà seremu serete seramu
    subjunctive eiu tu ellu/ella noi voi elli/elle
    present sia, sii sia, sie, sii sia, sii siamu, siami siate, siati sianu, siani
    imperfect fussi fussi fussi, fusse fussimu, fussimi fussite, fussiti fussinu, fussini
    conditional eiu tu ellu/ella noi voi elli/elle
    present seria serii seria seriamu seriate serianu
    imperative – tu – noi voi –
    — sia — siamu siate —

    French

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ɛs/
    • Audio(file)
    • Homophones: ace, aces, ès, esses

    Noun

    esse m (plural esses)

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

    German

    Pronunciation
    • Audio(file)

    Verb

    esse

    1. inflection of essen:
      1. first-person singular present indicative
      2. first-person and third-person singular present subjunctive

    Hunsrik

    Alternative forms
    • ëse (Wiesemann spelling system)

    Etymology

    From Middle High German ezzen, from Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ˈesə/

    Verb

    esse

    1. to eat
      Ich esse keen Fleisch.
      I don't eat meat.
      Heit esse-mer Fisch.
      Today we eat fish.

    Inflection
    Conjugation of esse
    infinitive esse
    past participle gess
    auxiliary hon
    present tense
    1st person singular esse
    2nd person singular esst
    3rd person singular essd
    1st person  plural esse
    2nd person plural essd
    3rd person plural esse
    imperative
    2nd person singular ess
    2nd person plural essd

    Further reading

    Ingrian

    Etymology

    Akin to Finnish este.

    Noun

    esse

    1. obstacle

    Italian

    Etymology 1

    From Latin es (the name of the letter S).

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ˈɛs.se/, [ˈɛs̪ːe]
    • Rhymes: -ɛsse
    • Audio(file)
    • Stress: èsse
    • Hyphenation: es‧se

    Noun

    esse f or m (invariable)

    1. The name of the Latin-script letter S.; ess
    Derived terms
    See also

    Etymology 2

    From Latin ipsae, from ipse.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ˈes.se/, [ˈes̪ːe]
    • Rhymes: -esse
    • Stress: ésse
    • Hyphenation: es‧se

    Pronoun

    esse f pl

    1. plural of essa; they, them (female)
      Synonym: loro

    See also
    Italian personal pronouns (alternate)
    Number Person Gender Nominative Reflexive Accusative Dative Locative Genitive Disjunctive
    Singularthirdm esso1, egli, elli3si, s'lo, l'gli vi, v' ne, n'esso, sé
    f essa, ella, Ella2la, l'le, ella3 essa, sé
    Pluralthirdm essi, eglino3, ellino3, elli3si, s'liloro vi, v' ne, n'essi, sé
    f esse, elle3, elleno3leesse, elle,3 sé
    1Refers predominantly to non-humans.
    2Highly elevated variant of Lei.
    3Archaic.

    Latin

    Etymology 1

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

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    esse

    1. present infinitive of sum

    Pronunciation
    • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeːs.se/, [ˈeːs.sɛ]

    Verb

    ēsse

    1. present active infinitive of edō

    References

    Neapolitan

    Etymology

    From Latin sum.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ɛssɐ/

    Verb

    esse

    1. to be

    Old Irish

    Alternative forms

    Pronoun

    esse

    1. third-person singular feminine of as

    Pennsylvania German

    Etymology

    Compare German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.

    Verb

    esse

    1. to eat

    Conjugation
    Conjugation of esse
    infinitive esse
    past participle hot gesse
    future tense waerd esse
    subjunctive daet esse
    present tense
    1st person singular ess
    2nd person singular esscht
    3rd person singular esst
    1st person  plural esse
    2nd person plural esset
    3rd person plural esse
    imperative ess

    Piedmontese

    Etymology

    From Latin sum.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ese/

    Verb

    esse

    1. to be

    Conjugation
    infinitive esse
    present gerundive essend
    past participle stàit
    Present indicative Past indicative Future indicative Present subjunctive Past subjunctive Present Conditional
    First-person singular i son i j'era i sarai i sia i fussa i sarìa
    Second-person singular it ses it j'ere it saras it sie it fusse it sarìe
    Third-person singular a l'é a l'era a sarà a sia a fussa a sarìa
    First-person plural i soma i j'ero i saroma i sio i fusso i sarìo
    Second-person plural i seve i j'ere i sareve i sie i fusse i sarìe
    Third-person plural a son a j'ero i saran a sio a fusso a sarìo

    Portuguese

    Etymology 1

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

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    Pronoun

    'esse m (feminine essa neuter isso, 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 quotations of use of this term, see Citations:esse.

    Synonyms

    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
    Anaphoric X o a os as — —
    de + X do da dos das
    em + X no na nos nas
    a + X ao à aos às

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    esse m (plural esses)

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

    For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:esse.

    Tatar

    Adjective

    esse

    1. hot

    Walloon

    Etymology

    From Old French estre, from Latin sum.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ɛs/

    Verb

    esse

    1. to be

    Conjugation
       —         —   Conjugation of the verb esse in Walloon   —   Codjowaedje do viebe esse e walon
    infinitive esse (or iesse)
    gerund estant
    auxiliary aveur
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular sti —
    plural — —
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative dji (dj') tu (t') i (il) / ele dji (dj') / nos vos i (il)
    present so es est estans estoz sont
    imperfect (in est-) esteu esteus esteut estins estîz estint
    imperfect (in êr-) ere1 eres1 ere1 erins1 erîz1 erint1
    preterit fou fous fout fourîs fourîz fourît
    future serè serès serè serans seroz seront
    conditional sereu sereus sereut serins serîz serint
    subjunctive ki dj' ki t' k' i (il) / k' ele ki dj' / ki nos ki vos k' i (il)
    present seuye seuyes seuye seuyanxhe seuyoxhe seuynuxhe or seuyèxhe
    present fouxhe fouxhes fouxhe fouxhinxhe fouxhîxhe fouxhinxhe
    imperative — tu — dji / nos vos —
    affirmative seuye seuyans seuyoz 1 Haute-Lesse and Chestrolais
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