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Essen

See also: essen and èssen

English edit

 
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Etymology edit

German city and surname, often confused with essen (“eating”), but this is not related. The city's oldest name, Astnide, could be related to Old High German asc (“ash tree”).[1] The surname is from the city.

Proper noun edit

Essen

  1. A major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.
  2. A surname from German.

Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ Paul Derks: Der Ortsname Essen, in: Essener Beiträge 103 (1989/90), pp. 27–51

Anagrams edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

  • (Gelderland) First attested as essen in 1379-1380. Derived from the plural form of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”).
  • (Groningen) First attested as jesse in 1245. Etymology uncertain. The toponym may have been reinterpreted as the plural form of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”). Alternative hypotheses include a derivation from the Biblical name Jesse or a derivation from an unknown prehistoric source.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Essen n

  1. A hamlet in Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ezzan, akin to Old Saxon etan, compare Dutch eten.

Noun edit

Essen n (strong, genitive Essens, plural Essen)

  1. gerund of essen; eating
    Das Trinken lernt der Mensch schon früh, und später erst das Essen.
    So soll der Mensch aus Dankbarkeit das Trinken nicht vergessen.
    Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.
    So man will not, out of gratitude, forget to drink.
  2. meal
  3. food
  4. groceries
    Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen
    One should buy groceries together with the kids.
    • 2010 July 28, “Mit Kindern gemeinsam Essen einkaufen gehen”, in Aachener Zeitung‎[1]:
      Mit Kindern gemeinsam Essen einkaufen gehen
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Declension of Essen [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Essen die Essen
genitive eines des Essens der Essen
dative einem dem Essen den Essen
accusative ein das Essen die Essen
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See Esse

Noun edit

Essen

  1. plural of Esse

Etymology 3 edit

Disputed. Found in its earliest form as Astnide, which could refer to a region of ash trees and be related to Esche (see Old High German asc).[1][2]

Proper noun edit

Essen n (proper noun, genitive Essens or (optionally with an article) Essen)

  1. Essen (a major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)
Usage notes edit
  • In German-speaking countries, the name is often confused with essen, the infinitive of the verb for "eating," as well as sense 1 (“food, eats”).
Descendants edit
  • → English: Essen
  • → Latvian: Esene
  • → Lithuanian: Esenas
  • → Yiddish: עסן (Esn)

References edit

  1. ^ Stadt Essen. "Origin of place names" (in German). Essen.de
  2. ^ Paul Derks: Der Ortsname Essen, in: Essener Beiträge 103 (1989/90), pp. 27–51

Further reading edit

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