# essentia
## Finnish
### Etymology

< Latin essentia

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈesːentiɑ/, [ˈe̞s̠ːe̞n̪ˌt̪iɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: es‧sen‧tia

### Noun

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

#### Declension

Possessive forms of essentia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
essentiani
essentiani
accusative
nom.
essentiani
essentiani
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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

From *essēns (hypothetical present participle of sum (“to be”)) +‎ -ia, by analogy with the present infinitive esse, and other derivations from the same root, such as absentia (from absum) and praesentia (from praesum); coined by Cicero to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía), which is its exact cognate. Literally, “beingness”.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /esˈsen.ti.a/, [ɛs̠ˈs̠ɛn̪t̪iä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /esˈsen.t͡si.a/, [esˈsɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

### Noun

essentia f (genitive essentiae); first declension
* essence, being

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### 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.