| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | e·senc·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | esenco | esencoj |
| Accusative | esencon | esencojn |
| Catalan | essència |
|---|---|
| Czech | bytí; podstata; základ |
| Dutch | clou; essence; essentie; kern; wezen; wezenheid |
| English | essence; gist; crux |
| Faeroese | aðalinnihald |
| Finnish | olemus |
| German | Essenz; Wesen; Substanz; Wesenheit; Hauptinhalt; Wesentliche; Kern |
| Italian | nocciòlo; nòcciolo |
| Portuguese | essência |
| Saterland Frisian | Essenz; Wesen |
| Spanish | esencia |
| Thai | ความ; ใจ |