Essen

== English == === Etymology === From the German city and surname, often confused with essen (“eating”), but this is not related. The city's oldest name, Astnide, could be related to Old High German asc (“ash tree”). The surname is from the city. === Proper noun === Essen A major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. A surname from German. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === 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 es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”). (Groningen) First attested as jesse in 1245. Etymology uncertain. The toponym may have been reinterpreted as the plural form of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”). Alternative hypotheses include a derivation from the Biblical name Jesse or a derivation from an unknown prehistoric source. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.sə(n)/ Hyphenation: Es‧sen Rhymes: -ɛsən Homophone: essen === Proper noun === Essen n a hamlet in Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands a hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʔɛsn̩], /ˈɛsən/ Hyphenation: Es‧sen Rhymes: -ɛsn̩, -ɛsən === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ezzan, akin to Old Saxon etan, compare Dutch eten. ==== Noun ==== Essen n (strong, genitive Essens, plural Essen) gerund of essen; eating meal food groceries ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See Esse ==== Noun ==== Essen plural of Esse === Etymology 3 === Disputed. Found in its earliest form as Astnide, which could refer to a region of ash trees and be related to Esche (see Old High German asc). ==== Proper noun ==== Essen n (proper noun, genitive Essens or (optionally with an article) Essen) Essen (a major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany) ===== Usage notes ===== In German-speaking countries, the name is often confused with essen, the infinitive of the verb for "eating," as well as sense 1 (“food, eats”). ===== Descendants ===== → English: Essen → Latvian: Esene → Lithuanian: Esenas → Yiddish: עסן (Esn) === References === === Further reading === “Essen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Essen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon Essen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Essen” in Duden online “Essen” in Duden online Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Essen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891