Essay

See also: essay

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Essay m or n (strong, genitive Essays, plural Essays)

1. essay, usually on scientific, cultural or sociological subjects for publication in a newspaper or magazine

Declension

Declension of Essay [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Essay	die	Essays
genitive	eines	des	Essays	der	Essays
dative	einem	dem	Essay	den	Essays
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Essay	die	Essays

Derived terms

• Essayismus
• Essayistik
• essayistisch

Related terms

• Essayist

See also

• Aufsatz (umbrella term for all sorts of essays)

Further reading

• “Essay” in Duden online