LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculine

esse

esse m (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈɛs.sɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛs.se]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinindeclinablemasculinestate, condition

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

esse
inf. of sum.
ēsse
inf. of 1 edo.

Quick answers

What does esse mean in Latin?
esse, a noun, means “state, condition”.
How do you pronounce esse?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛs.sɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛs.se].