anisum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison), from Egyptian jnst.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈniː.sum/, [äˈniːs̠ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈni.sum/, [äˈniːs̬um]

Noun

anīsum n (genitive anīsī); second declension

1. anise

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	anīsum	anīsa
Genitive	anīsī	anīsōrum
Dative	anīsō	anīsīs
Accusative	anīsum	anīsa
Ablative	anīsō	anīsīs
Vocative	anīsum	anīsa

Descendants

• Catalan: anís
• Galician: anís
• Irish: ainís
• → Middle High German: anīs
  • German: Anis
• Old French: anis
  • → English: anise
  • French: anis
    • ⇒ French: anisette (see there for further descendants)
• Portuguese: anis
• Spanish: anís

Anagrams

• animus

References

• “anisum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• anisum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.