esse

See also: Esse and -esse

Corsican

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum.

Verb

esse

1. To be.

Conjugation

infinitive	esse
present participle	essendu
past participle	statu

	Present indicative	Past indicative	Present subjunctive	Past subjunctive
First-person singular	sò	era, eru	sia, sii	fussi
Second-person singular	sì, sè	eri	sia, sie, sii	fussi
Third-person singular	hè	era	sia, sii	fussi, fusse
First-person plural	simu, semu, semi	eramu, erami	siamu, siami	fussimu, fussimi
Second-person plural	site, sete, seti	erate, erati	siate, siati	fussite, fussiti
Third-person plural	sò	eranu, erani	sianu, siani	fussinu, fussini

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German

Verb

esse

1. First-person singular indicative present form of essen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive present form of essen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive present form of essen.

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Italian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Noun

esse f, m (invariable)

1. ess, es, the letter S/s.

Etymology 2

From Latin ipsae, from ipse.

Pronoun

esse f plural of essa

1. they, them

Related terms

• essi
• loro

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Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb sum (“[I] am; [I] exist”); from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“I am, I exist”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.se/

Verb

esse

1. present infinitive of sum

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeːs.se/

Verb

ēsse

1. present active infinitive of edō

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛssɐ/

Verb

esse

1. to be

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Piedmontese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ese/

Verb

esse

1. to be

Conjugation

infinitive	esse
present gerundive	essend
past participle	stàit

	Present indicative	Past indicative	Future indicative	Present subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Present Conditional
First-person singular	i son	i j'era	i sarai	i sia	i fussa	i sarìa
Second-person singular	it ses	it j'ere	it saras	it sie	it fusse	it sarìe
Third-person singular	a l'é	a l'era	a sarà	a sia	a fussa	a sarìa
First-person plural	i soma	i j'ero	i saroma	i sio	i fusso	i sarìo
Second-person plural	i seve	i j'ere	i sareve	i sie	i fusse	i sarìe
Third-person plural	a son	a j'ero	i saran	a sio	a fusso	a sarìo

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese esse, from Latin ipse (“himself”).

Alternative forms

• êsse (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe.sɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.se/

Pronoun

esse m (feminine essa plural esses feminine plural essas)

1. that (near the second person (you))

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
	Pronouns					Adverbs
	Singular		Plural		Neuter
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Proximal	este	esta	estes	estas	isto	aqui, cá
Medial	esse	essa	esses	essas	isso	aí
Distal	aquele	aquela	aqueles	aquelas	aquilo	ali, lá

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.sɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.se/

Noun

esse m (plural esses)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
2. something shaped like the letter S