ӕнус

Ossetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *an-auša- (“immortal”). Cognate with Persian نوش‎ (nôš, “elixir of immortality”), Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀‎ (anaoša, “immortal”), Old Armenian borrowings անոյշ (anoyš, “sweet”), անուշակ (anušak).

Noun

ӕну́с • (ænús)

  1. (Iron) eternity
  2. (Iron) century
    ӕстдӕсӕм ӕнус ― æstdæsæm ænus ― eighteenth century
  3. (Iron) age
    дурын ӕнус ― duryn ænus ― Stone Age

Further reading
  • Бигулаев, Б. Б.; Гагкаев, К. Е.; Кулаев, Н. X.; Туаева, О. Н. (1970), “æнус”, in Касаев А. М., editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
  • Абаев, В. И. (1958), “ænūs | ænos”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press, page 168
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