anis

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

Languages (26)

English

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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. Cognate with Pijin and Tok Pisin anis.

Noun

anis

1. ant (any insect of the family Formicidae)

   Mi lukim wan anis long tebol.

   I see an ant on the table.

Derived terms

• blakanis (“tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata)”)

References

• Crowley, Terry (2003), “anis”, in A New Bislama Dictionary, 2nd edition, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, →ISBN, page 38

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, 5 July 2022 (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

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English anise

Noun

anis f (uncountable)

1. anise

References

• “anis” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

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

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanis/
• Rhymes: -anis
• Syllabification: a‧nis

Verb

anis

1. past of ani

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 of Pimpinella anisum used as a 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 2 July 2023

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/

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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Noun

anis m (invariable)

1. anise (plant and spice)

Derived terms

• anis étoile
• anisé

Descendants

• → Galician: anís
• → Portuguese: anis
• → Spanish: anís
• → Tamil: அனீசு (aṉīcu)

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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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): [ˈaː.nis]

Noun

ānīs

1. dative/ablative plural of ānus

References

• "anis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, 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.

Oromo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐnɪs/

• Syllables - a-nis, Count - 2

  • Audio:

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Pronoun

anis

1. I too

Pijin

Alternative forms

• ans

Etymology

From English ants. Cognate with Bislama and Tok Pisin anis.

Noun

anis

1. ant (any insect of the family Formicidae)

   Disfala anis save kaekaem yu!

   This ant can bite you!

Derived terms

• blakanis (“tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata)”)

References

• Jourdan, Christine with Maebiru, Ellen (2002), “anis”, in Pijin: A trilingual cultural dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; 526), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 7

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 Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “anis”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Scots

Adverb

anis (not comparable)

1. alternative form of ance

Serbo-Croatian

anis

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anīsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎnis/

Noun

ànis m inan (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

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νῑσον (ắnīson). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Egyptian jnstbor.

Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον (ánīson)bor.

Latin anīsum

Old French anis

French anisbor.

Spanish anísbor.

Tagalog anis

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

(jnst).

Noun

anís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

1. anise (plant or seed)

Derived terms

• anis-kahoy
• anisan

Related terms

• anis-muskada
• anisado

Etymology 2

Noun

anís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔) (obsolete)

1. alternative form of inis

Further reading

• “anis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 37

Anagrams

• nais, sina, asin, Sina

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English ants. Cognate with Bislama and Pijin anis.

Noun

anis

1. ant

References

• Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 3

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English ants.

Noun

anis

1. ant

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle English anys, from Old French anis.

Noun

anis m

1. anise

Derived terms

• coed anis (“star anise”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anis

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
anis	unchanged	unchanged	hanis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “anis”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies