anys

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch anijs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnəis/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

anys (uncountable)

  1. anise

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

anys

  1. plural of any

Derived terms

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[1]
  • anys”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Slovincian

Etymology

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