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ess

ess

See also: ESS, -ess, and ess-

English

Alternative forms

Compounds are normally spelled es: es-hook, es-link.

Noun

ess (plural esses)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
  2. Something shaped like the letter S.

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Estonian

Noun

ess (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.

Faroese

Etymology 1

Noun

ess n (genitive singular ess, plural ess)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
Declension
n11 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ess essið ess essini
Accusative ess essið ess essini
Dative essi essinum essum essunum
Genitive ess essins essa essanna

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Etymology 2

Noun

ess n (genitive singular ess, plural ess)

  1. (card games) ace
Declension
n11 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ess essið ess essini
Accusative ess essið ess essini
Dative essi essinum essum essunum
Genitive ess essins essa essanna

Etymology 3

Noun

ess n (genitive singular ess, plural ess)

  1. (music) E-flat
Declension
n11 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ess essið ess essini
Accusative ess essið ess essini
Dative essi essinum essum essunum
Genitive ess essins essa essanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛsː/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsː

Noun

ess n (genitive singular ess, nominative plural ess)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
  2. (music) bocal (on a bassoon)
  3. (poetic) horse

Declension


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ess n (definite singular esset, indefinite plural ess, definite plural essa or essene)

  1. ace (card; someone very proficient)

Old Irish

Noun

ess ?

  1. Alternative form of es (cataract, rapid)
  2. Alternative form of es (vessel)
  3. Alternative form of es (death)
  4. Alternative form of es (ox)

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Homophone: S

Alternative forms

  • äss (meanings 1 and 2 below)

Noun

ess n

  1. ace; a card with one mark
  2. ace; someone very proficient
  3. (music) E-flat

Declension

Inflection of ess 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ess esset ess essen
Genitive ess essets ess essens

Võro

Noun

ess (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.


Yola

Noun

ess

  1. ass (donkey)

References

  • J. Poole W. Barnes, A Glossary, with Some Pieces of Verse, of the Old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy (1867)