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Essen
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essen èssen
English
en <dab!>
en
Etymology
From the en de - city and surname, often confused with de essen eating, but this is not related. The city's oldest name, de Astnide, could be related to en goh asc ash tree.Paul Derks: Der Ortsname Essen, in: Essener Beiträge 103 (1989/90), pp. 27–51 The surname is from the city.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛsən/
en ɛsən 2
Proper noun
~
en major industrial city s/North Rhine-Westphalia in western c/Germany.
en German.
Translations
city
Arabic: ar إِسِن m ʔesen
Belarusian: be Э́сэн m
Bulgarian: bg Е́сен m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 埃森 Āisēn
Farefare: gur Ɛsɛn, gur Ɛsan
Finnish: fi Essen
German: de Essen n
Hindi: hi एसन
Japanese: ja エッセン Essen
Korean: ko 에센
Latin: la Assindia f
Latvian: lv Esene
Limburgish: li Esse
Lithuanian: lt Esenas
Marathi: mr एसन n
Russian: ru Э́ссен m Éssɛn
Ukrainian: uk Е́ссен m
Vietnamese: vi Ét-xen
See also
en van Essen von Essen
References
Anagrams
en eenss NESes SE SNe enses esnes seens senes sense snees
Dutch
Etymology
Gelderland First attested as essen in 1379-1380. Derived from the plural form of nl es ash, Fraxinus excelsior.
Groningen First attested as jesse in 1245. Etymology nl 1. The toponym may have been reinterpreted as the plural form of nl es ash, Fraxinus excelsior. Alternative hypotheses include a derivation from the Biblical name nl Jesse or a derivation from an unknown prehistoric source.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɛ.sə(n)/
nl Nl-Essen.ogg
nl Es sen
nl ɛsən 2
nl essen
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Barneveld p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Groningen p/Groningen c/Netherlands
See also
en van Essen
References
German
Pronunciation
de [ˈʔɛsn̩] /ˈɛsən/
de De-essen.ogg Germany
de De-essen2.ogg Germany
de De-at-essen.ogg Austria
de De-Essen2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Es sen
de ɛsn̩ ɛsən 2
Etymology 1
de food
From de gmh ëȥȥen, from de goh ëȥȥan, akin to osx etan, compare nl eten.
Noun
n
de essen; eating
de 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.
meal
food
groceries
de Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen One should buy groceries together with the kids.
de Mit Kindern gemeinsam Essen einkaufen gehen Aachener Zeitung 2010-7-28 http://www.aachener-zeitung.de/ratgeber/familie/mit-kindern-gemeinsam-essen-einkaufen-gehen-1.357088 Mit Kindern gemeinsam Essen einkaufen gehen
Declension
n
Derived terms
de Abendessen Essen auf Rädern Mittagessen Essenbehälter Essenausgabe Resteessen
Etymology 2
See de Esse
Noun
de noun form
de Esse p
Etymology 3
de city
de Disputed. Found in its earliest form as de Astnide, which could refer to a region of ash trees and be related to de Esche (see de goh asc).Stadt Essen. "Origin of place names" (in German). Essen.dePaul Derks: Der Ortsname Essen, in: Essener Beiträge 103 (1989/90), pp. 27–51
Proper noun
toponym
de major industrial city s/North Rhine-Westphalia in western c/Germany Essen
Usage notes
In German-speaking countries, the name is often confused with en essen, the infinitive of the verb for "eating," as well as de Essen food sense 1 food, eats.
Descendants
en Essen 1
lv Esene 1
lt Esenas 1
yi עסן 1 Esn
References
Further reading
de
Essen_Nahrung_Mahl_Gericht
Essen_Stadt
See also
de von Essen
de Food and drink