esma

== Australian Kriol == === Etymology === From English asthma. === Noun === esma asthma == Catalan == === Alternative forms === esme === Etymology === From esme, from obsolete aesmar (“to estimate, value”, verb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈɛz.mə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈəz.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈez.ma] === Noun === esma f (plural esmes) rote (mechanical routine); skill with mindless tasks d'esma ― mechanically; mindlessly good sense, good judgment strength, courage Synonyms: força, coratge ==== Derived terms ==== desesma esmaperdut === Further reading === “esma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “esma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “esma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “esma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Dutch == === Etymology === Clipped compounds of this kind are common in informal Dutch; compare for example baco. === Pronunciation === === Noun === esma m (plural esma's, diminutive esmaatje n) (slang) clipping of espresso martini == Galician == === Verb === esma inflection of esmar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative