beathuisce
Irish
Etymology
From beath- (“vital”) + uisce (“water”), in origin a calque of Latin aqua vitae.
Noun
beathuisce m (genitive singular beathuisce)
- whiskey
- Synonyms: fuisce, uisce beatha
Declension
Declension of beathuisce
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beathuisce | bheathuisce | mbeathuisce |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "beathuisce" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “beathuisce” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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