LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

anīsum

anīsum n (genitive anīsī)
Classical[aˈniː.sũː]Ecclesiastical[aˈniː.s̬um]

Meaning

  1. anise

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanīsumanīsa
genitiveanīsīanīsōrum
dativeanīsōanīsīs
accusativeanīsumanīsa
ablativeanīsōanīsīs
vocativeanīsumanīsa

ănīsum (ane-), i, n., = ἄνισον,
I. anise: Pimpinella anisum, Linn.: Et anesum adversum scorpiones ex vino habetur ... ob has causas quidam anicetum id vocavere, i. e. ἀνίκητον, all powerful, Plin. 20, 17, 72, § 185 sq. Jan.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον (ánīson), from Egyptian jnst.

Elsewhere
  • Italiananice
  • Frenchanisfrom Old French anis
  • Englishanisefrom Old French anis
  • Sardiniananis
  • GermanAneisfrom Middle High German anīs
  • GermanAnisfrom Middle High German anīs
  • Normananisfrom Old French anis
  • Afrikaansanysfrom Old French anis
  • Indonesiananisfrom Old French anis
  • Sranan Tongoaneisifrom Old French anis
Old Occitan
  • Catalananís
  • Occitananís

In English words that came into English from anīsum

  • aniseanīsum

Quick answers

What does anīsum mean in Latin?
anīsum, a noun, means “anise”.
What is the genitive of anīsum?
The genitive singular is anīsī. anīsum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce anīsum?
In classical Latin, [aˈniː.sũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈniː.s̬um].