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]
• (informal) IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈaɲʃ]

Noun

anys

1. plural of any

Derived terms

• per molts anys

Kashubian

Noun

anys m inan

1. anise
2. aniseed

Further reading

• “anys”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “anyż”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

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 2018-07-24.