# ese
## English
### Etymology 1

From Mexican Spanish ése (“dude”).

#### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈɛˌseɪ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛseɪ
* Homophone: essay

#### Noun

ese (plural eses)
* (US) dude, man. (Usually used vocatively).

### Etymology 2

Cf. ease.

#### Noun

ese (plural eses)
* Obsolete spelling of ease.

### References

* “ese”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* SEE, See, ees, see

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /es̺e/ [e.s̺e]
* Rhymes: -es̺e, -e
* Hyphenation: e‧se

### Noun

ese inan
* The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta

## Chuukese
### Etymology

e- +‎ -se

### Pronoun

ese
* he, she, it does not

### Adjective

ese
* he, she, it is not
* he, she, it was not

### Related terms
## Estonian
### Etymology

Coined ex nihilo by Johannes Aavik in the 20th century. Compare Finnish esine.

### Noun

ese (genitive eseme, partitive eset)
* object, thing, item

#### See also

* asi
* objekt

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese esse, from Latin ipse.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈesɪ/
* Audio:(file)

### Determiner

ese m (feminine singular esa, masculine plural eses, feminine plural esas, neuter iso)
* that

### Further reading

* “ese”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Karitiâna
### Noun

ese
* water

### References

* Number and the mass/count distinction in Karitiana

## Ladino
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ese (“that”), from Latin ipse.

### Determiner

ese m sg (Hebrew spelling איסי, plural esos, feminine esa, feminine plural esas)
* (demonstrative) this
    Synonym: este
** 2004, Los Muestros‎, numbers 56-64, page 35:Vay a ver, ninguno sabía hazer el problema ese.Go see, nobody knew about causing this problem.

### Pronoun

ese m (Hebrew spelling איסי, feminine esa, neuter eso, masculine plural esos, feminine plural esas, neuter plural esos)
* (demonstrative) this
    Synonym: este
** 1992, Marie-Christine Varol-Bornes, Vidal Sephiha, Domaine judéo-espagnol I: Langue et littérature‎, volume 1, Publications Langues'O, page 102:Wa eso era el encuentro.So this was the meeting.

## Latin
### Participle

ēse
* vocative masculine singular of ēsus

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French aise, eise.

#### Alternative forms

* eyse, eise, ase, ayse, aise, yese

#### Noun

ese
* Physical comfort, or that which is conducive thereto.
* Material prosperity; profit.
* Good health.
* Spiritual comfort; equanimity, tranquility.
** 1370-90, William Langland, Piers Plowman
    For if hevene be on this erthe, and ese to any soule, It is in cloistre or in scole.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* Enjoyment, pleasure, delight.
* Ease, facility.
* The opportunity by which something is possible; means, ability.
** c. 1225, “Feorðe dale: fondunges”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402)‎, Herefordshire, published c. 1235, folio 78, verso; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, 2018 January:[…] hƿen þe delit i þe luſt iſ igan ſe ouerforð · þet ter nere nan ƿiðſeggunge ȝef þer ƿere eiſe to fulle þe dede · […] when the delight taken in the craving has gone so far that there will be no denying it if there's any way whatsoever to do it.
* The mitigation or alleviation of discomfort, burden or suffering.
* (law) The right to utilize the property of a neighbour for certain ends; easement.

##### Synonyms

* (comfort): esynesse
* (ease): facilite

##### Descendants

* English: ease

#### References

* “ese, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 August 2018.

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

ese
* Alternative form of eise

## Northern Paiute
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /isi/ or IPA: /iʃi/

### Noun

ese
* light brown-gray

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* esa (a-infinitive)
* (non-standard since 2012) æsa, æse

### Etymology

From Germanic, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *yes- (“to well, seethe, foam, ferment”). Compare Icelandic æsa, from Proto-Germanic *jōsijaną.

### Verb

ese (present tense esar, past tense esa, past participle esa, passive infinitive esast, present participle esande, imperative ese/es)
* (intransitive) to swell, seethe, ferment
* (intransitive, by extension) to grow larger
* (impersonal) to devolve, be stirred, riled up
    Synonym: ulme

#### Derived terms

* (with particle): ese opp; ese ut

#### Related terms

* ase
* jest, jester

### References

* “ese” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeː.se/, [ˈeː.ze]

### Noun

ēse
* dative singular of ōs

## Pohnpeian
### Verb

ese
* (transitive) to know

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈese/ [ˈe.se]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -ese
* Syllabification: e‧se

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

ese f (plural eses)
* The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin ipse.

#### Determiner

ese m sg (plural esos, feminine esa, feminine plural esas)
* (demonstrative) that
    Synonym: (poetic or archaic) aquese

#### Interjection

ese
* (Mexico, informal) hello

#### Pronoun

ese m (feminine esa, neuter eso, masculine plural esos, feminine plural esas, neuter plural esos)
* (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ése

##### Usage notes

* The unaccented form can function as a pronoun if it can be unambiguously deduced as such from context.

##### Derived terms

* esa es otra
* ni por esas

#### See also

| | | | | nominative | dative | accusative | disjunctive |
| first person | singular | singular | singular | yo | me | me | mí$^1$ |
| first person | plural | masculine$^2$ | masculine$^2$ | nosotros | nos | nos | nosotros |
| first person | plural | feminine | feminine | nosotras | nos | nos | nosotras |
| second person | singular | tuteo | tuteo | tú | te | te | ti$^1$ |
| second person | singular | voseo | voseo | vos | te | te | vos |
| second person | singular | formal$^3$ | formal$^3$ | usted | le, se$^4$ | lo/la$^5$ | usted |
| second person | plural | familiar$^6$ | masculine$^2$ | vosotros | os | os | vosotros |
| second person | plural | familiar$^6$ | feminine | vosotras | os | os | vosotras |
| second person | plural | formal/general$^3$ | formal/general$^3$ | ustedes | les, se$^4$ | los/las$^5$ | ustedes |
| third person | singular | masculine$^2$ | masculine$^2$ | él | le, se$^4$ | lo | él |
| third person | singular | feminine | feminine | ella | le, se$^4$ | la | ella |
| third person | singular | neuter | neuter | ello$^7$ | le, se$^4$ | lo | ello |
| third person | plural | masculine$^2$ | masculine$^2$ | ellos | les, se$^4$ | los | ellos |
| third person | plural | feminine | feminine | ellas | les, se$^4$ | las | ellas |
| third person | reflexive | reflexive | reflexive | — | se | se | sí$^1$ |
* Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
* Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
* Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
* If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije)
* Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
* Used primarily in Spain
* Used only in rare circumstances

### Further reading

* “ese”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ese, the Spanish name of the letter S/s.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔese/ [ˈʔɛː.sɛ]
* Rhymes: -ese
* Syllabification: e‧se

### Noun

ese (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜒ)
* (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter S/s, in the Abecedario
    Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) es, (in the Abakada alphabet) sa

### Further reading

* “ese”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* See

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ē.sé/

#### Noun

esé
* (rare) hippopotamus
    Synonym: erinmi

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.sē/

#### Noun

èse
* (rare) cat
    Synonyms: ológbò, ológìní, músù
    irọ́ ni, ẹ̀yìn èse kì í kanlẹ̀ ― It is impossible, a cat can never land on its back

### Etymology 3

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sè (“To dye, to paint”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.sè/

#### Noun

èsè
* dye; (in particular) purple dye
    ó sè é ní èsè ― She dyed it purple

##### Derived terms

* elésè-àlùkò (“purple”)
* èsè-àtúfà (“Pergularia daemia”)

##### See also

Colors in Yoruba · àwọn àwọ̀ (layout · text) :
| funfun | àwọ̀ eérú | dúdú |
| pupa; àwọ̀ pípọ́n dòdò | àwọ̀ òrom̀bó, àwọ̀ olómi ọsàn; àwọ̀ igi, àwọ̀ ilẹ̀ | àwọ̀ ìyeyè |
| | àwọ̀ ewé | |
| | àwọ̀ aró rẹ́súrẹ́sú | àwọ̀ ọ̀run, àwọ̀ aró, búlúù |
| àwọ̀ búlúù rẹ́súrẹ́sú; àwọ̀ aró | àwọ̀ elésè àlùkò, èsè | àwọ̀ pupa rẹ́súrẹ́sú, àwọ̀ osùn |

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

IPA: /è.sè/

#### Noun

èsè
* provision

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

IPA: /ē.sè/

#### Noun

esè
* (rare) shea butter
    Synonym: òrí

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

IPA: /è.sè/

#### Noun

èsè
* (Ijebu) yellow yam, dioscorea cayenensis
    Synonym: àgọ́ndọ̀n-ọ́n (Ìjẹ̀bú)
* (Ijebu, by extension) yellow