Esseni

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐσσηνοί (Essēnoí). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛsˈseː.niː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [esˈsɛː.ni] === Proper noun === Essēnī m pl (genitive Essēnōrum); second declension The Essenes ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, plural only. === References === “Esseni”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.