# anis
## English
### Noun

anis
* 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
* ant

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* (Alghero) IPA: /ˈanis/

### Noun

anis m
* (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
* anise or aniseed plant (Pimpinella anisum)
* star anise (Illicium verum)
* seed of star anise

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison).

### Noun

anis c (singular definite anissen, plural indefinite anis)
* anise

#### Declension
### 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: /ˈɑnis/, [ˈɑ̝nis̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑnis
* Hyphenation: anis

### Noun

anis
* anise, aniseed (seeds used as spice)

#### Declension

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

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

### Further reading

* “anis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.nis/, /a.ni/
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Noun

anis m (plural anis)
* 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: /ʔaˈnis/, [ʔɐˈnis]

### Noun

anís
* anise

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /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)
* 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)
* 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: /ˈaː.niːs/, [ˈäːniːs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.nis/, [ˈäːnis]

### Noun

ānīs
* 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
* Alternative form of anys

## Norman
### Etymology

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

### Noun

anis m (plural anis)
* (Jersey) aniseed

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison).

### Noun

anis m (definite singular anisen, indefinite plural aniser, definite plural anisene)
* anise (plant)
* 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)
* anise (plant)
* aniseed (spice)

### References

* “anis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Pijin
### Etymology

From English ants.

### Noun

anis
* ant

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈnis/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈnis/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aˈniʃ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /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)
* anise (plant and spice)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

anis
* 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)
* Alternative form of ance

### References

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

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anīsum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎnis/

### Noun

ànis m (Cyrillic spelling а̀нис)
* anise

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Noun

anis c
* aniseed (the seed-like fruit of the anise)

#### 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: /ʔaˈnis/ [ʔɐˈn̪is]
* Rhymes: -is
* Syllabification: a‧nis

### Noun

anís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔)
* 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
* ant

## Torres Strait Creole
### Etymology

From English ants.

### Noun

anis
* ant