esse

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

Corsican

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of 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/

    Noun

    esse m (plural esses)

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

    German

    Verb

    esse

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

    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, m (invariable)

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

    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

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    ēsse

    1. present active infinitive of edō

    References

    Neapolitan

    Etymology

    From Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of 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


    Piedmontese

    Etymology

    From Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of 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, 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

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    esse m (plural esses)

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

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

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