Esseni

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐσσηνοί (Essēnoí).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /esˈseː.niː/, [ɛs̠ˈs̠eːniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /esˈse.ni/, [esˈsɛːni]

Proper noun

Essēnī m pl (genitive Essēnōrum); second declension

1. The Essenes

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Essēnī
Genitive	Essēnōrum
Dative	Essēnīs
Accusative	Essēnōs
Ablative	Essēnīs
Vocative	Essēnī

References

• Esseni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.