ӕнус

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• ӕнос (ænos) — Digor

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

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “ӕнус”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Abajev, V. I. (1958) “ænūs | ænos”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 168