Essen

See also: essen

English

Proper noun

Essen

  1. A large industrial city in Germany.
  2. A surname​.

Translations

Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German ezzan, akin to Old Saxon etan, compare Dutch eten.

Pronunciation
  • audio (Austria)(file)
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛsən/

Noun

Essen n (genitive Essens, plural Essen)

  1. gerund of essen; eating
    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.
  2. meal
  3. food
  4. groceries
    Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen
    One should buy groceries together with the kids.
    • 2010 July 28, “Mit Kindern gemeinsam Essen einkaufen gehen”, in Aachener Zeitung‎:
      Mit Kindern gemeinsam Essen einkaufen gehen
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension
Declension of Essen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Essen die Essen
genitive eines des Essens der Essen
dative einem dem Essen den Essen
accusative ein das Essen die Essen
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

From Old High German essa.

Noun

Essen

  1. plural of Esse

Proper noun

Essen n (genitive Essens)

  1. A large industrial city in Germany.

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.