"Whisky" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪski/, /ˈwɪski/ Audio: De-Whisky.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English whisky, from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|whisky}} Borrowed from English whisky, {{der|de|gd|uisge-beatha|lit=water of life}} Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Whisky m (strong, genitive Whiskys, plural Whiskys) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Whiskys [genitive], Whiskys [plural], strong [table-tags], Whisky [nominative, singular], Whiskys [definite, nominative, plural], Whiskys [genitive, singular], Whiskys [definite, genitive, plural], Whisky [dative, singular], Whiskys [dative, definite, plural], Whisky [accusative, singular], Whiskys [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. whisky (alcoholic drink) Wikipedia link: de:Whisky Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages
    Sense id: en-Whisky-de-noun-fHfvHwKW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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