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Ossetian
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)
- (Iron) eternity
- (Iron) century
- ӕстдӕсӕм ӕнус ― æstdæsæm ænus ― eighteenth century
- (Iron) age
- дурын ӕнус ― duryn ænus ― Stone 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