anys

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch anijs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnəis/

Noun

anys (uncountable)

1. anise

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Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Noun

anys

1. plural of any

Derived terms

• per molts anys

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Kashubian

Noun

anys m

1. anise
2. aniseed

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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/, /aˈnɛːs/

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.