essentia

Finnish

Etymology

< Latin essentia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesːentiɑ/, [ˈe̞s̠ːe̞n̪ˌt̪iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): es‧sen‧ti‧a

Noun

essentia

1. (philosophy) Synonym of olemus (“essence”) (true nature of anything).

Declension

Inflection of essentia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		essentia	essentiat
genitive		essentian	essentioiden essentioitten
partitive		essentiaa	essentioita
illative		essentiaan	essentioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		essentia	essentiat
accusative	nom.	essentia	essentiat
	gen.	essentian
genitive		essentian	essentioiden essentioitten essentiainrare
partitive		essentiaa	essentioita
inessive		essentiassa	essentioissa
elative		essentiasta	essentioista
illative		essentiaan	essentioihin
adessive		essentialla	essentioilla
ablative		essentialta	essentioilta
allative		essentialle	essentioille
essive		essentiana	essentioina
translative		essentiaksi	essentioiksi
abessive		essentiatta	essentioitta
instructive		—	essentioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of essentia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative essentiani essentiani accusative nom. essentiani essentiani gen. essentiani genitive essentiani essentioideni essentioitteni essentiainirare partitive essentiaani essentioitani inessive essentiassani essentioissani elative essentiastani essentioistani illative essentiaani essentioihini adessive essentiallani essentioillani ablative essentialtani essentioiltani allative essentialleni essentioilleni essive essentianani essentioinani translative essentiakseni essentioikseni abessive essentiattani essentioittani instructive — — comitative — essentioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative essentiasi essentiasi accusative nom. essentiasi essentiasi gen. essentiasi genitive essentiasi essentioidesi essentioittesi essentiaisirare partitive essentiaasi essentioitasi inessive essentiassasi essentioissasi elative essentiastasi essentioistasi illative essentiaasi essentioihisi adessive essentiallasi essentioillasi ablative essentialtasi essentioiltasi allative essentiallesi essentioillesi essive essentianasi essentioinasi translative essentiaksesi essentioiksesi abessive essentiattasi essentioittasi instructive — — comitative — essentioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative essentiamme essentiamme accusative nom. essentiamme essentiamme gen. essentiamme genitive essentiamme essentioidemme essentioittemme essentiaimmerare partitive essentiaamme essentioitamme inessive essentiassamme essentioissamme elative essentiastamme essentioistamme illative essentiaamme essentioihimme adessive essentiallamme essentioillamme ablative essentialtamme essentioiltamme allative essentiallemme essentioillemme essive essentianamme essentioinamme translative essentiaksemme essentioiksemme abessive essentiattamme essentioittamme instructive — — comitative — essentioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative essentianne essentianne accusative nom. essentianne essentianne gen. essentianne genitive essentianne essentioidenne essentioittenne essentiainnerare partitive essentiaanne essentioitanne inessive essentiassanne essentioissanne elative essentiastanne essentioistanne illative essentiaanne essentioihinne adessive essentiallanne essentioillanne ablative essentialtanne essentioiltanne allative essentiallenne essentioillenne essive essentiananne essentioinanne translative essentiaksenne essentioiksenne abessive essentiattanne essentioittanne instructive — — comitative — essentioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative essentiansa essentiansa accusative nom. essentiansa essentiansa gen. essentiansa genitive essentiansa essentioidensa essentioittensa essentiainsarare partitive essentiaansa essentioitaan essentioitansa inessive essentiassaan essentiassansa essentioissaan essentioissansa elative essentiastaan essentiastansa essentioistaan essentioistansa illative essentiaansa essentioihinsa adessive essentiallaan essentiallansa essentioillaan essentioillansa ablative essentialtaan essentialtansa essentioiltaan essentioiltansa allative essentialleen essentiallensa essentioilleen essentioillensa essive essentianaan essentianansa essentioinaan essentioinansa translative essentiakseen essentiaksensa essentioikseen essentioiksensa abessive essentiattaan essentiattansa essentioittaan essentioittansa instructive — — comitative — essentioineen essentioinensa

Latin

Etymology

An analogical formation based on esse (“to be”), present active infinitive of sum (“I am”); coined by Cicero to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /esˈsen.ti.a/, [ɛs̠ˈs̠ɛn̪t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /esˈsen.t͡si.a/, [esˈsɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Noun

essentia f (genitive essentiae); first declension

1. essence, being

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	essentia	essentiae
Genitive	essentiae	essentiārum
Dative	essentiae	essentiīs
Accusative	essentiam	essentiās
Ablative	essentiā	essentiīs
Vocative	essentia	essentiae

Derived terms

• essentiālis
• essentiāliter
• quinta essentia

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: есе́нция (eséncija)
• Catalan: essència
• → Czech: esence
• → Danish: essens
• → Dutch: essentie
• → English: essence
• Esperanto: esenco
• French: essence
  • → Dutch: essence
  • → Finnish: esanssi
  • → Romanian: esență
  • → Turkish: esans
  • → Vietnamese: ét-xăng
• Friulian: essence
• → Galician: esencia
• → German: Essenz
• → Hungarian: eszencia
• Italian: essenza
  • → Maltese: essenza
• Occitan: esséncia
• Piedmontese: essensa
• → Polish: esencja
• → Portuguese: essência
• → Russian: эссе́нция (essɛ́ntsija)
• → Serbo-Croatian: есѐнција, esèncija
• → Slovak: esencia
• → Slovene: esenca
• Spanish: esencia
• → Swedish: essens

References

• “essentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• essentia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• essentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.