ἄννησον
ὁ δ' εὖ ἔρδων θεοὺς ἐλπίδι κυδροτέρᾳ σαίνει κέαρ → but he who does well to the gods cheers his heart with a more glorious hope
English (LSJ)
or ἄνησσον (PSI4.422.28 (iii B.C.), Dsc.3.56), τό, anise, Pimpinella Anisum, Hdt.4.71, Hp.Acut.23, Thphr.HP1.11.2, 1.12.1 (prob.), Alex.127.7, Nic.Th.650, Phaeniasap.Ath.9.371d, POxy.1088.67 (i A.D.), Bilabel Ὀψαρτ. p.10.—ἄννισον, ἄνισον, and ἄνησον are variants in codd.
German (Pape)
[Seite 239] τό, u. ἄννηττον, s. ἄνησον.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἄννησον: ἄννητον, τό, ἴδε ἐν λ. ἄνηθον.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
c. ἄνησον.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, τό
• Alolema(s): ἄνησσον PSI 422.28 (III a.C.), Dsc.3.56; ἄννησσον PCair.Zen.292.129, 316 (III a.C.), ID 440A.64 (II d.C.); ἄννισον Alex.127.7; ἄνησον Hp.Acut.23, Mul.1.26; ἄνισον Hp.Nat.Mul.32 (p.360), Morb.3.11, An.Boiss.2.395; ἀνήσουμ Dsc.3.56; ἄννηττον Orus B 21
bot. anís, Pimpinella anisum L., Hdt.4.71, Thphr.HP 1.11.2, Nic.Th.650, PTeb.832.23 (II a.C.), POxy.1088.67 (I d.C.), PHarris 46.6 (I d.C.), Plin.HN 20.185, Colum.12.15.3, Orib.5.33.10.
• Etimología: Cf. ἄνηθον.
Greek Monolingual
(κ. άνησσον), το (Α)
βλ. άνησον.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἄννησον: τό Her. = ἄνηθον.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: anise, Pimpinella Anisum (Hp.)
Other forms: ἄνησον v.l. in codd.; ἄνησσον Dsc.; ἄννησσον inscr. Delos 2nd.c. B.C.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Prob. the same word as ἄνηθον, q.v. The variation ν/νν (and σ/σσ?) and the intervocalic σ demonstrate substr. origin.
