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4-letter words (4 found)

AINS,ANIS,ISNA,SAIN,

3-letter words (10 found)

AIN,AIS,ANI,ANS,INS,NAS,NIS,SAI,SAN,SIN,

2-letter words (7 found)

AI,AN,AS,IN,IS,NA,SI,

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All 4 letters words made out of anis

anis nais ains ians nias inas ansi nasi asni sani nsai snai aisn iasn asin sain isan sian nisa insa nsia snia isna sina

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Definitions and meaning of anis

anis

Noun

anis

  1. plural of ani

Anagrams

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

Bislama

Etymology

From English ants.

Noun

anis

  1. ant

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Algherese) 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

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

Noun

anis

  1. anise, aniseed (seeds used as spice)

Declension

Derived terms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nis/, /a.ni/

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈanɪs]
  • Hyphenation: anis

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 (first-person possessive anisku, second-person possessive anismu, third-person possessive anisnya)

  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 (first-person possessive anisku, second-person possessive anismu, third-person possessive anisnya)

  1. thrush (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae)
Derived terms

Further reading

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

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.niːs/, [ˈäːniːs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.nis/, [ˈäːnis]

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

  • 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.

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.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anīsum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎnis/

Noun

ànis m (Cyrillic spelling а̀нис)

  1. anise

Declension

Swedish

Noun

anis c

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • stjärnanis

Anagrams

  • nias, sina

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

anís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. anise (plant or seed)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • asin, sina

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English ants.

Noun

anis

  1. ant

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English ants.

Noun

anis

  1. ant

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