essentia

Finnish

Etymology

< Latin essentia

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈesːentiɑ/, [ˈe̞s̠ːe̞n̪ˌt̪iɑ̝]
Rhymes: -iɑ
Syllabification^(key): es‧sen‧ti‧a

Noun

essentia

(philosophy) Synonym of olemus (“essence”) (true nature of anything).

Declension

Inflection of essentia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		essentia	essentiat
genitive		essentian	essentioiden essentioitten
partitive		essentiaa	essentioita
illative		essentiaan	essentioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		essentia	essentiat
accusative	nom.	essentia	essentiat
accusative	gen.	essentian	essentiat
genitive		essentian	essentioiden essentioitten essentiain^rare
partitive		essentiaa	essentioita
inessive		essentiassa	essentioissa
elative		essentiasta	essentioista
illative		essentiaan	essentioihin
adessive		essentialla	essentioilla
ablative		essentialta	essentioilta
allative		essentialle	essentioille
essive		essentiana	essentioina
translative		essentiaksi	essentioiksi
abessive		essentiatta	essentioitta
instructive		—	essentioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of essentia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		essentiani	essentiani
accusative	nom.	essentiani	essentiani
accusative	gen.	essentiani	essentiani
genitive		essentiani	essentioideni essentioitteni essentiaini^rare
partitive		essentiaani	essentioitani
inessive		essentiassani	essentioissani
elative		essentiastani	essentioistani
illative		essentiaani	essentioihini
adessive		essentiallani	essentioillani
ablative		essentialtani	essentioiltani
allative		essentialleni	essentioilleni
essive		essentianani	essentioinani
translative		essentiakseni	essentioikseni
abessive		essentiattani	essentioittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	essentioineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		essentiasi	essentiasi
accusative	nom.	essentiasi	essentiasi
accusative	gen.	essentiasi	essentiasi
genitive		essentiasi	essentioidesi essentioittesi essentiaisi^rare
partitive		essentiaasi	essentioitasi
inessive		essentiassasi	essentioissasi
elative		essentiastasi	essentioistasi
illative		essentiaasi	essentioihisi
adessive		essentiallasi	essentioillasi
ablative		essentialtasi	essentioiltasi
allative		essentiallesi	essentioillesi
essive		essentianasi	essentioinasi
translative		essentiaksesi	essentioiksesi
abessive		essentiattasi	essentioittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	essentioinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		essentiamme	essentiamme
accusative	nom.	essentiamme	essentiamme
accusative	gen.	essentiamme	essentiamme
genitive		essentiamme	essentioidemme essentioittemme essentiaimme^rare
partitive		essentiaamme	essentioitamme
inessive		essentiassamme	essentioissamme
elative		essentiastamme	essentioistamme
illative		essentiaamme	essentioihimme
adessive		essentiallamme	essentioillamme
ablative		essentialtamme	essentioiltamme
allative		essentiallemme	essentioillemme
essive		essentianamme	essentioinamme
translative		essentiaksemme	essentioiksemme
abessive		essentiattamme	essentioittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	essentioinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		essentianne	essentianne
accusative	nom.	essentianne	essentianne
accusative	gen.	essentianne	essentianne
genitive		essentianne	essentioidenne essentioittenne essentiainne^rare
partitive		essentiaanne	essentioitanne
inessive		essentiassanne	essentioissanne
elative		essentiastanne	essentioistanne
illative		essentiaanne	essentioihinne
adessive		essentiallanne	essentioillanne
ablative		essentialtanne	essentioiltanne
allative		essentiallenne	essentioillenne
essive		essentiananne	essentioinanne
translative		essentiaksenne	essentioiksenne
abessive		essentiattanne	essentioittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	essentioinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		essentiansa	essentiansa
accusative	nom.	essentiansa	essentiansa
accusative	gen.	essentiansa	essentiansa
genitive		essentiansa	essentioidensa essentioittensa essentiainsa^rare
partitive		essentiaansa	essentioitaan essentioitansa
inessive		essentiassaan essentiassansa	essentioissaan essentioissansa
elative		essentiastaan essentiastansa	essentioistaan essentioistansa
illative		essentiaansa	essentioihinsa
adessive		essentiallaan essentiallansa	essentioillaan essentioillansa
ablative		essentialtaan essentialtansa	essentioiltaan essentioiltansa
allative		essentialleen essentiallensa	essentioilleen essentioillensa
essive		essentianaan essentianansa	essentioinaan essentioinansa
translative		essentiakseen essentiaksensa	essentioikseen essentioiksensa
abessive		essentiattaan essentiattansa	essentioittaan essentioittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	essentioineen essentioinensa

Latin

Etymology

An analogical formation based on esse (“to be”), present active infinitive of sum (“I am”); coined by Cicero to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /esˈsen.ti.a/, [ɛs̠ˈs̠ɛn̪t̪iä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /esˈsen.t͡si.a/, [esˈsɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Noun

essentia f (genitive essentiae); first declension

essence, being

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

Derived terms

essentiālis
essentiāliter
quinta essentia

Descendants

→ Bulgarian: есе́нция (eséncija)
Catalan: essència
→ Czech: esence
→ Danish: essens
→ Dutch: essentie
→ English: essence
Esperanto: esenco
French: essence
- → Dutch: essence
- → Finnish: esanssi
- → Romanian: esență
- → Turkish: esans
- → Vietnamese: ét-xăng
Friulian: essence
→ Galician: esencia
→ German: Essenz
→ Hungarian: eszencia
Italian: essenza
- → Maltese: essenza
Occitan: esséncia
Piedmontese: essensa
→ Polish: esencja
→ Portuguese: essência
→ Russian: эссе́нция (essɛ́ntsija)
→ Serbo-Croatian: есѐнција, esèncija
→ Slovak: esencia
→ Slovene: esenca
Spanish: esencia
→ Swedish: 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
essentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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