Definition
An archaic or dialectal form meaning 'concerning' or 'with respect to,' used primarily in older English texts.
Etymology
From Old English 'on eneste' or 'on enestas,' meaning 'at once' or 'concerning.' The phrase gradually contracted and evolved into the preposition anenst, becoming obsolete by the modern era.
Kelly Says
This word shows how casual speech patterns can fossilize into permanent grammatical forms—'anenst' is essentially a frozen phrase that lost its way as English evolved, and you can still find it in medieval texts and Scottish dialect.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অনুস্থপনা
anu-stho-p-na
CACatalà
anestèsia
an-es-te-zee-ah
CSČeština
anestezie
an-es-te-zee
DADansk
anæstesi
an-es-te-see
DEDeutsch
Anästhesie
an-es-thee-zee
ELΕλληνικά
αναισθησία
an-es-thee-see-ah
ESEspañol
anestesia
an-es-thee-zee-ah
FAفارسی
بیهوشی
be-hooshee
FISuomi
anestesia
an-es-tee-zee-ah
FRFrançais
anesthésie
an-es-te-zee
GUGU
નિષ્ક્રિય
ni-sh-kri-ya
HEעברית
אנזסטזיה
an-es-te-zee-ah
HIहिन्दी
निरोधी
ni-roh-dee
HUMagyar
anesztézia
an-es-tes-zee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
bius
bee-oos
ITItaliano
anestesia
an-es-thee-zee-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
anestetik
an-es-te-tik
NLNederlands
anesthesie
an-es-thee-zee
NONorsk
anestes
an-es-tes
PLPolski
anestezja
an-es-te-z-ya
PTPortuguês
anestesia
an-es-thee-zee-ah
RORomână
anestezie
an-es-te-zee
RUРусский
анестезия
an-es-te-zee-ya
SVSvenska
anestesi
an-es-te-see
SWKiswahili
maumivu
maw-ee-voo
TLTL
pagpapahid
pa-ga-pa-hid
TRTürkçe
anestezi
an-es-te-zee
UKУкраїнська
анестезія
an-es-te-zee-ya
VITiếng Việt
mất cảm giác
mat cam giac