ἄννησον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾰ̓́νησσον (ắnēsson), ᾰ̓́νησον (ắnēson), ᾰ̓́ννησσον (ắnnēsson)
ᾰ̓́ννῑσον (ắnnīson), ᾰ̓́νῑσσον (ắnīsson), ᾰ̓́νῑσον (ắnīson)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /án.nɛː.son/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ne̝.son/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ni.son/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ni.son/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni.son/

Noun

ᾰ̓́ννησον • (ắnnēson) n (genitive ᾰ̓ννήσου); second declension

anise (Pimpinella anisum)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́ννησον; τοῦ ᾰ̓ννήσου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́ννησον tò ắnnēson	τὼ ᾰ̓ννήσω tṑ ănnḗsō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ννησᾰ tằ ắnnēsă
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓ννήσου toû ănnḗsou	τοῖν ᾰ̓ννήσοιν toîn ănnḗsoin	τῶν ᾰ̓ννήσων tôn ănnḗsōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓ννήσῳ tōî ănnḗsōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓ννήσοιν toîn ănnḗsoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓ννήσοις toîs ănnḗsois
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́ννησον tò ắnnēson	τὼ ᾰ̓ννήσω tṑ ănnḗsō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ννησᾰ tằ ắnnēsă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́ννησον ắnnēson	ᾰ̓ννήσω ănnḗsō	ᾰ̓́ννησᾰ ắnnēsă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ᾰ̓ννησοειδής (ănnēsoeidḗs)