essay
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-n1
Definitions
- an essay, a written composition of moderate length exploring a particular subject
Etymology
Borrowed from English essay (essay) derived from Middle French essai (attempt, assay, essay).
Origin
Middle French
essai
Gloss
attempt, assay, essay
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- counteressay English
- essay English
- essayer English
- essayest English
- essayeth English
- essayette English
- essayish English
- essayist English
- essaykin English
- essaylike English
- miniessay English
- essay Dutch, Flemish
- essai French
- essay Norwegian Bokmål
- エッセイ Japanese
- essaysamling Norwegian Nynorsk
- samling Norwegian Nynorsk
- essai Old French
- essai Middle French
- essay Middle French
- esej Slovene