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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch anijs.
Pronunciation
Noun
anys (uncountable)
- anise
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
anys
- 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
- anise (Pimpinella anisum)
- anise (spice)
Further reading
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “anyż”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “anys”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka, Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison), from Egyptian jnst.
Pronunciation
Noun
anys (uncountable)
- anise
- aniseed
- dill
Descendants
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)
- anise (Pimpinella anisum)
- anise (spice)
Further reading