Anis

See also: anis, anís, -anis, and a-nis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أنيس (ʔanīs, “close friend”).

Proper noun

Anis (plural Anises)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Anis is the 40856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Anis is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (44.19%), White (36.52%) and Black/African American (12.92%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Anis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 42.

German

Anis – Pimpinella anisum

Anis – Pimpinella anisum

Alternative forms

• Aneis (archaic, Upper German)

Etymology

From Middle High German anīs (“anise”), from Latin anīsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔä.ˈniːs], [ˈʔä.niːs], [ˈʔäː.nɪs], [ˈʔä.nɪs]
• Rhymes: -iːs ([ʔä.ˈniːs])

• Audio [ʔä.ˈniːs]

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Noun

Anis m (strong, genitive Anis, no plural)

1. anise (plant and spice)

Declension

Declension of Anis [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Anis
genitive	eines	des	Anis
dative	einem	dem	Anis
accusative	einen	den	Anis

Derived terms

• Sternanis

Descendants

• → Slovene: jánež

Further reading

• “Anis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Anis” in Duden online
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Anis”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Anies (now chiefly used to refer Anies Baswedan)

Etymology 1

From Javanese Anis.

Proper noun

Anis

1. a female given name from Javanese

Etymology 2

From Arabic أنيس (ʔanīs, “close friend”).

Proper noun

Anis

1. a male given name from Arabic

Etymology 3

From Manado Malay Anis.

Proper noun

Anis

1. a female given name from Manado