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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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  • Hyphenation: Es‧se

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Esse n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zuidplas, South Holland, Netherlands

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛsə/
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  • Hyphenation: Es‧se

Etymology 1

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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

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Esse f (genitive Esse, plural Essen)

  1. (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)
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Further reading

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  • Esse” in Duden online

Etymology 2

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From the Latin esse.

Noun

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Esse n (strong, genitive Esse, no plural)

  1. (uncountable) existence
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Descendants
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  • Swedish: vara i sitt esse

Hunsrik

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Noun

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Esse n (plural Esse)

  1. food
  2. meal

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German Essen, English eats.

Noun

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Esse n (plural Esse)

  1. food
    Esse un Drinke
    Food and drink(s)
  2. meal
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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Proper noun

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Esse

  1. A former municipality in Ostrobothnia region, Finland.