LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

anēthum

anēthum n (genitive anēthī)
Classical[aˈneː.tʰũː]Ecclesiastical[aˈnɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. dill
  2. anise

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanēthumanētha
genitiveanēthīanēthōrum
dativeanēthōanēthīs
accusativeanēthumanētha
ablativeanēthōanēthīs
vocativeanēthumanētha

ănēthum, i, n., = ἄνηθον,
I. dill, anise: Anethum graveolens, Linn.; Verg. E. 2, 48; Plin. 19, 8, 52, § 167; Vulg. Matt. 23, 23.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἄνηθον (ánēthon).

Descendants
  • Portugueseendrofrom Vulgar Latin *anētulum
  • Spanisheneldofrom Vulgar Latin *anētulum
  • Italiananeto
  • Frenchanethfrom Old French anet
  • Frenchanetfrom Old French anet
  • Englishanetfrom Old French anet
  • Catalananetfrom Old Catalan anet
  • Occitananetfrom Old Occitan anet
  • Portugueseaneto
  • Spanishaneto

In English words that came into English from anēthum

  • anetholeanēthum

Quick answers

What does anēthum mean in Latin?
anēthum, a noun, means “dill; anise”.
What is the genitive of anēthum?
The genitive singular is anēthī. anēthum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce anēthum?
In classical Latin, [aˈneː.tʰũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈnɛː.tum].