esse

See also Esse, and -esse

Corsican

Verb

esse

1. To be.

Conjugation

infinitive	esse
present participle	essendu
past participle	statu

	Present indicative	Past indicative	Present subjunctive	Past subjunctive
First-person singular	sò	era, eru	sia, sii	fussi
Second-person singular	sì, sè	eri	sia, sie, sii	fussi
Third-person singular	hè	era	sia, sii	fussi, fusse
First-person plural	simu, semu, semi	eramu, erami	siamu, siami	fussimu, fussimi
Second-person plural	site, sete, seti	erate, erati	siate, siati	fussite, fussiti
Third-person plural	sò	eranu, erani	sianu, siani	fussinu, fussini

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German

Verb

esse

1. First-person singular indicative present form of essen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive present form of essen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive present form of essen.

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Italian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Noun

esse f and m (invariable)

1. ess, es, the letter S/s.

Etymology 2

From Latin ipsae, from ipse.

Pronoun

esse f plural of essa

1. they, them

Related terms

• essi
• loro

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Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb sum (“[I] am; [I] exist”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈes.se/

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Verb

esse

1. present infinitive of sum
   1. "to be"
   2. "to exist"

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈeːs.se/

Verb

ēsse

1. present active infinitive of edō
   1. "to eat"

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin esse

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɛssɐ/

Verb

esse

1. to be

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Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin esse

Pronunciation

IPA: /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

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• êsse (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈe.sɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈe.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈe.se/

Pronoun

esse m (feminine essa plural esses feminine plural essas)

1. that (near the second person (you))

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
	Pronouns					Adverbs
	Singular		Plural		Neuter
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
First-person	este	esta	estes	estas	isto	aqui, cá
Second-person	esse	essa	esses	essas	isso	aí
Third-person	aquele	aquela	aqueles	aquelas	aquilo	ali, lá

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɛ.sɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛ.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛ.se/

Noun

esse m (plural esses)

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

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Turkish

Verb

esse

1. Third-person singular optative form of esmek. (means "if it would blow")