Essen

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English

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Proper noun

Essen

  1. A large industrial city in Germany.
  2. A surname from German

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German

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛsən/

Noun

Essen n (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

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Derived terms

References

  • Essen” in Duden online

Etymology 2

From Old High German essa.

Noun

Essen

  1. plural of Esse

Proper noun

Essen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Essens)

  1. A large industrial city in Germany.

References

  • Essen” in Duden online