essentia

Latin

Etymology

Analogical formation based on esse (“to be”), present active infinitive of sum (“I am”), coined to translate Šablon:clq.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) MFA^(ključ): /esˈsen.ti.a/, [ɛsˈsɛn̪.t̪i.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) MFA^(ključ): /esˈsen.t͡si.a/, [ɛsˈsɛn.t͡si.a]

Noun

essentia

1. essence, being

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	essentia	essentiae
Genitive	essentiae	essentiārum
Dative	essentiae	essentiīs
Accusative	essentiam	essentiās
Ablative	essentiā	essentiīs
Vocative	essentia	essentiae

Derived terms

• essentiāliter
• quinta essentia

Descendants

• → Bugarski: esénciя (eséncija)
• → Czech: esence
• → Danski: essens
• → Holandski: essentie
• Engleski: essence
• Esperanto: esenco
• Francuski: essence
  • → Holandski: essence
  • → Finski: esanssi
• Galician: esencia
• → Nemački: Essenz
• → Mađarski: eszencia
• Italijanski: essenza
  • → Maltese: essenza
• → Poljski: esencja
• Portugalski: essência
• Rumunski: esență
• → Ruski: эssénciя (essɛ́ncija)
• → Srpskohrvatski: esѐncija, esèncija
• → Slovak: esencia
• → Slovene: esenca
• Španski: esencia
• → Švedski: essens

References

• “essentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• essentia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• essentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette