עסן

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Yiddish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛsn̩/
  • Hyphenation: עסן

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old High German ezzan. Cognates include German essen and Luxembourgish iessen.

Verb[edit]

עסן (esn) (past participle געגעסן (gegesn))

  1. to eat
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old High German ezzan, equivalent to the gerund of etymology 1. Cognates include German Essen and Luxembourgish Iessen.

Noun[edit]

עסן (esnn

  1. food
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Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from German Essen.

Proper noun[edit]

עסן (Esnn

  1. Essen (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

References[edit]

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “עסן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].