"esse" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛs.se/
Rhymes: -ɛsse Etymology: From Latin es (the name of the letter S). Etymology templates: {{n-g|the name of the letter S}} the name of the letter S, {{inh|it|la|es|pos=the name of the letter S}} Latin es (the name of the letter S) Head templates: {{it-noun|f,m|#}} esse f or m (invariable)
  1. The name of the Latin script letter S/s.; ess Tags: feminine, invariable, masculine Derived forms: esse lunga
    Sense id: en-esse-it-noun-5DopSqTI Categories (other): Latin letter names, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈes.se/
Rhymes: -esse Etymology: From Latin ipsae, from ipse. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|ipsae}} Latin ipsae Head templates: {{head|it|pronoun|g=f-p}} esse f pl
  1. plural of ella and essa; they, them (female) Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: ella and essa (extra: they, them (female)) Synonyms: loro
    Sense id: en-esse-it-pron--WpB95f6 Categories (other): Italian pronouns Disambiguation of Italian pronouns: 38 62 Related terms: esso1, egli, elli3, si, s', lo, l', gli, vi, v', ne, n', esso, , essa, ella, Ella2, la, le, essi, eglino3, ellino3, li, loro, elle3, elleno3, 1, Refers predominantly to non-humans, 2, Highly elevated variant of Lei, 3, Archaic
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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