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- Hyphenation: Es‧se
Esse n
- A neighbourhood of Zuidplas, South Holland, Netherlands
From Middle High German esse, from Old High German essa (“furnace”), from Proto-Germanic *asjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to dry, burn, glow; hearth, ashes”). Related to Asche, English ash.
Esse f (genitive Esse, plural Essen)
- (dialectal) chimney-hood over a stove
- Synonyms: Schlot, Schornstein
2017, Mikhail Bulgakov, chapter 18, in Alexander Nitzberg, transl., Meister und Margarita, Galiani:
Damit briet er Fleisch in der Glut des Kamins. Der Saft troff zischend herab, und der Dampf stieg aufwärts und entwich durch die Esse.
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Esse n (strong, genitive Esse, no plural)
- → Swedish: vara i sitt esse
Esse n (plural Esse)
Pennsylvania German
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Compare German Essen, English eats.
Esse n (plural Esse)
Esse
- A former municipality in Ostrobothnia region, Finland.