ἄννησον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἄνησον (ánēson), ἄνησσον (ánēsson), ἄνῑσον (ánīson)

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian jnst (a medicinal plant, possibly anise). However, according to Beekes, the variation ν/νν, the intervocalic -σ- and the connection to ἄνηθον (ánēthon, dill) prove Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄννησον • (ánnēson) n (genitive ἀννήσου); second declension

  1. anise (Pimpinella anisum)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀννησοειδής (annēsoeidḗs)

Further reading

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