anys

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch anijs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnəis/

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Noun

anys (uncountable)

1. anise

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈaɲs]
• (typical) IPA^(key): [ˈaɲʃ]

Noun

anys

1. plural of any

Derived terms

• per molts anys

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Anis. Compare Slovincian anys and Polish anyż.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnis/
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: a‧nys

Noun

anys m inan

1. anise (Pimpinella anisum)
2. anise (spice)

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “anyż”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
• “anys”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Middle English

Alternative forms

• anis, annys, anneys, anese, anyse, anece

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison), from Egyptian jnst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈniːs/, /ˈanis/

Noun

anys (uncountable)

1. anise
2. aniseed
3. dill

Descendants

• English: anise
• Scots: anis (obsolete)

References

• “anīs, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 July 2018.

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Egyptian jnstbor.

Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον (ánīson)der.

Latin anīsumder.

Middle High German anīs

German Anisbor.

Slovincian anys

Borrowed from German Anis. Compare Kashubian anys and Polish anyż.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Syllabification: a‧nys

Noun

anys m inan (related adjective anysôwy)

1. anise (Pimpinella anisum)
2. anise (spice)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “anḯs”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 4