[ˈe.sə], [ˈe.seɾ]
OrigenInherited from Old Catalan ésser from Early Medieval Latin essere, which derived from Latin esse.
- Balearic, Central, Valencia, copulativeto be
- Balearic, Central, Valenciato exist, to be real, to be reality
- masculinebeing (a living creature)
Formesésser(canonical) · root stress:(canonical) · e(canonical) · soc(first-person, present, singular) · fui(first-person, preterite, singular) · estat(participle, past) · sigut(participle, past) · ésser(infinitive) · sent(gerund) · essent(gerund) · estat(masculine, participle, past, singular) · sigut(masculine, participle, past, singular) · estada(feminine, participle, past, singular) · siguda(feminine, participle, past, singular) · estats(masculine, participle, past, plural) · siguts(masculine, participle, past, plural) · estades(feminine, participle, past, plural) · sigudes(feminine, participle, past, plural) · soc(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · ets(indicative, present, second-person, singular)