anis

See also: Anis, anís, -anis, and a-nis

English

Noun

anis

1. plural of ani

Anagrams

• Sani, nias, ASIN, ANSI, nasi, Sina, nais, Sian, AINs, ISNA, Sain, Nias, sian, sain, as in, ains, Isan, nasi', NIAS

Bislama

Etymology

From English ants.

Noun

anis

1. ant

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Alghero) IPA^(key): /ˈanis/

Noun

anis m

1. (Alghero) Alternative form of anís

Further reading

• El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 53

• “anis”, in Diccionari d'Alguerés, 2022 July 5 (last accessed)

Cebuano

Etymology

English anise.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧nis

Noun

anis

1. anise or aniseed plant (Pimpinella anisum)
2. star anise (Illicium verum)
3. seed of star anise

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison).

Noun

anis c (singular definite anissen, plural indefinite anis)

1. anise

Declension

Declension of anis

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	anis	anissen	anis	anissene
genitive	anis'	anissens	anis'	anissenes

References

• “anis” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish anis; ultimately from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison), from Egyptian jnst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnis/, [ˈɑ̝nis̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑnis
• Syllabification^(key): a‧nis
• Hyphenation^(key): anis

Noun

anis

1. anise, aniseed (seeds used as spice)

Declension

Inflection of anis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		anis	anikset
genitive		aniksen	anisten aniksien
partitive		anista	aniksia
illative		anikseen	aniksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		anis	anikset
accusative	nom.	anis	anikset
	gen.	aniksen
genitive		aniksen	anisten aniksien
partitive		anista	aniksia
inessive		aniksessa	aniksissa
elative		aniksesta	aniksista
illative		anikseen	aniksiin
adessive		aniksella	aniksilla
ablative		anikselta	aniksilta
allative		anikselle	aniksille
essive		aniksena	aniksina
translative		anikseksi	aniksiksi
abessive		aniksetta	aniksitta
instructive		—	aniksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of anis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anikseni anikseni accusative nom. anikseni anikseni gen. anikseni genitive anikseni anisteni aniksieni partitive anistani aniksiani inessive aniksessani aniksissani elative aniksestani aniksistani illative anikseeni aniksiini adessive aniksellani aniksillani ablative anikseltani aniksiltani allative anikselleni aniksilleni essive aniksenani aniksinani translative aniksekseni aniksikseni abessive aniksettani aniksittani instructive — — comitative — aniksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aniksesi aniksesi accusative nom. aniksesi aniksesi gen. aniksesi genitive aniksesi anistesi aniksiesi partitive anistasi aniksiasi inessive aniksessasi aniksissasi elative aniksestasi aniksistasi illative anikseesi aniksiisi adessive aniksellasi aniksillasi ablative anikseltasi aniksiltasi allative aniksellesi aniksillesi essive aniksenasi aniksinasi translative anikseksesi aniksiksesi abessive aniksettasi aniksittasi instructive — — comitative — aniksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aniksemme aniksemme accusative nom. aniksemme aniksemme gen. aniksemme genitive aniksemme anistemme aniksiemme partitive anistamme aniksiamme inessive aniksessamme aniksissamme elative aniksestamme aniksistamme illative anikseemme aniksiimme adessive aniksellamme aniksillamme ablative anikseltamme aniksiltamme allative aniksellemme aniksillemme essive aniksenamme aniksinamme translative anikseksemme aniksiksemme abessive aniksettamme aniksittamme instructive — — comitative — aniksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aniksenne aniksenne accusative nom. aniksenne aniksenne gen. aniksenne genitive aniksenne anistenne aniksienne partitive anistanne aniksianne inessive aniksessanne aniksissanne elative aniksestanne aniksistanne illative anikseenne aniksiinne adessive aniksellanne aniksillanne ablative anikseltanne aniksiltanne allative aniksellenne aniksillenne essive aniksenanne aniksinanne translative anikseksenne aniksiksenne abessive aniksettanne aniksittanne instructive — — comitative — aniksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aniksensa aniksensa accusative nom. aniksensa aniksensa gen. aniksensa genitive aniksensa anistensa aniksiensa partitive anistaan anistansa aniksiaan aniksiansa inessive aniksessaan aniksessansa aniksissaan aniksissansa elative aniksestaan aniksestansa aniksistaan aniksistansa illative anikseensa aniksiinsa adessive aniksellaan aniksellansa aniksillaan aniksillansa ablative anikseltaan anikseltansa aniksiltaan aniksiltansa allative anikselleen aniksellensa aniksilleen aniksillensa essive aniksenaan aniksenansa aniksinaan aniksinansa translative aniksekseen anikseksensa aniksikseen aniksiksensa abessive aniksettaan aniksettansa aniksittaan aniksittansa instructive — — comitative — aniksineen aniksinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• anisherkkusieni
• anisiisoppi
• aniskaramelli
• anislikööri
• anismalikka
• anisnuppiseitikki
• anispastilli
• anisruoho
• anisviina
• rusotähtianis
• tähtianis

Further reading

• “anis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Sian, nais, nais-, sain, sian

French

anis

Etymology

Inherited from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nis/, /a.ni/

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Noun

anis m (plural anis)

1. anise (plant and spice)

Derived terms

• anis étoile
• anisé

Descendants

• → Galician: anís
• → Portuguese: anis
• → Spanish: anís

Further reading

• “anis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• nais, nias, sain

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish anís, from French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον (ánīson).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧nis
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈnis/, [ʔɐˈnis]

Noun

anís

1. anise

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈanis/ [ˈa.nɪs]
• Rhymes: -anis
• Syllabification: a‧nis

Etymology 1

From Dutch anijs, from Middle Dutch anis, from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison). Cognate of Afrikaans anijs.

Noun

anis (plural anis-anis)

1. anise (Pimpinella anisum)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

anis (plural anis-anis)

1. thrush (any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae)

Derived terms

• anis kembang
• anis merah

Further reading

• “anis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.niːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈäː.nis]

Noun

ānīs

1. dative/ablative plural of ānus

References

• "anis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Noun

anis

1. Alternative form of anys

Norman

Etymology

From Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἂνισον (ànison).

Noun

anis m (plural anis)

1. (Jersey) aniseed

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison).

Noun

anis m (definite singular anisen, indefinite plural aniser, definite plural anisene)

1. anise (plant)
2. aniseed (spice)

References

• “anis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison).

Noun

anis m (definite singular anisen, indefinite plural anisar, definite plural anisane)

1. anise (plant)
2. aniseed (spice)

References

• “anis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pijin

Etymology

From English ants.

Noun

anis

1. ant

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈnis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈnis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈniʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈniʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: a‧nis

Etymology 1

From French anis, from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἂνισον (ànison).

Noun

anis m (plural anises)

1. anise (plant and spice)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

anis

1. masculine/feminine plural of anil

Further reading

• “anis”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Scots

Adverb

anis (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of ance

References

• “anis, adv., conj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Serbo-Croatian

anis

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anīsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎnis/

Noun

ànis m (Cyrillic spelling а̀нис)

1. anise

Declension

Declension of anis

	singular	plural
nominative	anis	anisi
genitive	anisa	anisa
dative	anisu	anisima
accusative	anis	anise
vocative	anise	anisi
locative	anisu	anisima
instrumental	anisom	anisima

Swedish

Noun

anis c

1. aniseed (the seed-like fruit of the anise)

Declension

Declension of anis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	anis	anis
	definite	anisen	anisens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• stjärnanis

Anagrams

• nias, sina

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish anís, from French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον (ánīson).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈnis/ [ʔɐˈn̪ɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: a‧nis

Noun

anís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

1. anise (plant or seed)

Derived terms

• alak-anisado
• anisan

Related terms

• anisado

Further reading

• “anis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• nais, sina, asin, Sina

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English ants.

Noun

anis

1. ant

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English ants.

Noun

anis

1. ant