Esse

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• Hyphenation: Es‧se

Esse n

1. A neighbourhood of Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛsə/

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• Hyphenation: Es‧se

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.

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.

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• “Esse” in Duden online

From the Latin esse.

Esse n (strong, genitive Esse, no plural)

1. (uncountable) existence

• → Swedish: vara i sitt esse

• IPA^(key): /ˈesə/

Esse n (plural Esse)

1. food
2. meal

• Beiesse

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Compare German Essen, English eats.

Esse n (plural Esse)

1. food

   Esse un Drinke

   Food and drink(s)

2. meal

• esse
• Essschtick
• Essschtubb
• Mariyeesse

Esse

1. A former municipality in Ostrobothnia region, Finland.