Noun: whiskey
| Singular | whiskey |
| Plural | whiskeys; whiskies |
Sample Sentences
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The exceſſive drinking of ſpirituous liquours, eſpecially whiſkey, is now become ſo common, that more people are killed by them, than by ſmall-pox, fevers, broken limbs, accidents, and all other diſtempers put together. And we are credibly informed, that in one dram ſhop only in this town, there are 120 gallons of that accurſed ſpirit, whiſkey, ſold. [1753 September 26, “Historical Chronicle”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume XXIII, number VIII, London, page 391:]
Nouns inflected like whiskey
whiskey,
whimsey,
smiley,
slavey,
rent money,
ready money,
fiat money,
foreign money,
seed money,
bar money,
ship money,
dorey,
gooey,
coney,
jakey,
poney,
prize money,
drinks trolley,
credit money,
tim-whiskey, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *wed-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
4. Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der.
5. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos
6. Old Irish uisce
7. Irish uisce
8. Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
9. Proto-Indo-European *-wós
10. Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós
11. Proto-Celtic *biwos
12. Proto-Celtic *-tūts
13. Proto-Celtic *biwotūts
14. Old Irish bethu
15. Irish beatha
16. Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq.
17. Irish uisce beathabor.
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19. Old Irish uisce
20. Scottish Gaelic uisge
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22. Old Irish bethu
23. Scottish Gaelic beatha
24. Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq.
25. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathabor.
26. English usquebaugh
27. English usque
28. English whiskey
29. Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha, calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae (“water of life”). Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source and vodka from a Russian diminutive for water in reference to the dilution of pure grain spirits.
Verbs referencing "whiskey"
Finnish Nouns
whisky, Dutch Nouns
whiskey, Irish Nouns
fuisce, Finnish Nouns
viski.