See also: Essa, essä, èssa, and -essa

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Noun

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essa f (plural esses)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
  2. ess (a shape or direction of movement that mimics the letter S)

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Corsican

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈes.sa/
  • Hyphenation: es‧sa

Verb

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essa

  1. Ultramontane form of esse

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References

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  • esse, essa” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Dupaningan Agta

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Numeral

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essa

  1. one

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin ipsa, feminine singular of ipse.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈes.sa/
  • Rhymes: -essa
  • Hyphenation: és‧sa

Pronoun

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essa f (plural esse)

  1. (literary) it, she, her
    Synonyms: lei, (literary) ella, questa, quella

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  1. ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 130

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Mòcheno

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ezzich, from Old High German ezzih, borrowed from Latin acētum with metathesis. Cognate with German Essig.

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essa m

  1. vinegar

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Neapolitan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin ipsa (she herself, that very one). Compare Italian essa.

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éssa

  1. she (nominative)
  2. her (prepositional)

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Number Person Nominative Accusative Dative Reflexive Possessive Prepositional
singular first-person io (i') me mìo, mìa, mieje, meje me, méne
second-person, familiar tu te tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje te, téne
second-person, formal vuje ve vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsso 'o, 'u (lo, lu) 'i, 'e (li, le) se sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje ìsso
third-person, feminine éssa 'a (la) 'e (le) éssa
plural first-person nuje ce nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste nuje
second-person, plural vuje ve vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsse 'i, 'e (li, le) llòro se llòro (invariable) llòro
third-person, feminine llòro 'e (le)

Norwegian Bokmål

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essa n

  1. definite plural of ess

Norwegian Nynorsk

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essa n or m

  1. definite neuter plural of ess

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *asjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Noun

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essa f

  1. furnace

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  • Middle High German: esse

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Form of esse (this). From Latin ipsam.

Determiner

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essa

  1. feminine singular of esse

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essa

  1. feminine singular of esse
    • 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 508:
      O senhor realizou extraordinária magia com essa varinha.
      You have done extraordinary magic with that wand.
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Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui,
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto
Medial X esse essa esses essas isso
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso
Distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, , acolá
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

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From Vulgar Latin *ersa, past participle of ērigēre (to erect).

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essa f (plural essas)

  1. catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)
    Synonym: catafalco