ӕнус

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Ossetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *an-auša- (immortal). Cognate with Persian نوش (nôš, elixir of immortality), Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀 (anaoša, immortal), Old Armenian borrowings անոյշ (anoyš, sweet), անուշակ (anušak).

Noun

ӕну́с (ænús)

  1. (Iron) eternity
  2. (Iron) century
    ӕстдӕсӕм ӕнусæstdæsæm ænuseighteenth century
  3. (Iron) age
    дурын ӕнусduryn ænusStone Age

Further reading

  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “ӕнус”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) “ænūs | ænos”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 168