whisky

Alternative forms

• whiskey (Ireland, US)

Etymology

Attested since the early 18th century. Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh (compare obsolete whiskybae). From Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha and Irish uisce beatha (“water of life”). Compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vitae (“water of life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪski/, /ˈʍɪski/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: whis‧ky

Noun

whisky (countable and uncountable, plural whiskies)

1. (chiefly Britain and Canada) An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain and usually aged in oak barrels.
2. (chiefly Britain and Canada) A drink of this liquor.
   • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 2, in The Mirror and the Lamp‎:

     That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Noun

whisky m (plural whiskys or whiskies)

1. whisky, whiskey

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Noun

whisky f

1. whisky, whiskey

Further reading

• whisky in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• whisky in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪski/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: whis‧ky

Noun

whisky m (plural whisky's, diminutive whisky'tje n)

1. (a glass of) whisky, whiskey

Alternative forms

• ouisqui (rare)
• ouisquie (rare)
• ouiski (rare)
• whiskey

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wis.ki/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

whisky m (plural whiskies or whiskys)

1. whisky, whiskey

Synonyms

• visqui (rare)

Further reading

• “whisky” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Noun

whisky m (plural [please provide])

1. whisky, whiskey

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky (probably via Danish whisky).

Noun

whisky (plural whiskyt)

1. whisky

References

• whisky in Katersat

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviski]
• Hyphenation: whis‧ky

Noun

whisky (plural whiskyk)

1. whisky (US, Ireland: whiskey)

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Noun

whisky m (invariable)

1. whisky, whiskey

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky, ultimately from Old Irish uisce.

Noun

whisky m (plural whiskys)

1. (Jersey) whisky, whiskey

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky, originally from Gaelic.

Noun

whisky m (definite singular whiskyen, indefinite plural whiskyer, definite plural whiskyene)

1. whisky

References

• “whisky” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky, originally from Gaelic.

Noun

whisky m (definite singular whiskyen, indefinite plural whiskyar, definite plural whiskyane)

1. whisky

References

• “whisky” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɨs.kʲi/, /ˈwis.kʲi/

Noun

whisky f (indeclinable)

1. whisky (US, Ireland: whiskey)

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Noun

whisky m (plural whiskys)

1. Alternative form of uísque

Etymology

Borrowed from French whisky, from English whisky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuj.ski/, /ˈwi.ski/

Noun

whisky n (plural whisky-uri)

1. whisky, whiskey

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋis.ki/

Noun

whisky f nondeclinable

1. whisky, whiskey

Further reading

• whisky in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Alternative forms

• güisqui

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky, from Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha and Irish uisce beatha (“water of life”). More at whisky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiski/; IPA^(key): /ˈɡwiski/

Noun

whisky m (uncountable)

1. whisky (alcoholic liquor)

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky.

Noun

whisky c

1. Whisky, whiskey (alcoholic drink)