"וויסקי" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Yiddish]

Forms: viski [romanization], viskis [romanization], וויסקיי [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English whisky, whiskey (possibly via German Whisky and/or Russian ви́ски (víski)), from Irish uisce beatha, Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”), from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) + *biwotos (“life”), from *biwos (“alive”), calque of Latin aqua vitae. Etymology templates: {{bor+|yi|en|whisky}} Borrowed from English whisky, {{bor|yi|de|Whisky}} German Whisky, {{bor|yi|ru|ви́ски}} Russian ви́ски (víski), {{der|yi|ga|uisce beatha}} Irish uisce beatha, {{der|yi|gd|uisge-beatha|lit=water of life}} Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”), {{der|yi|cel-pro|*udenskyos||water}} Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”), {{der|yi|la|aqua vitae}} Latin aqua vitae Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} וויסקי • (viski) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|pl=s}} וויסקי • (viski) m, plural וויסקיס (viskis)
  1. whisky, whiskey Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages Related terms: סקאַטש (skatsh), בורבאָן (burbon)
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