"uisge-beatha" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɯʃkʲəˈpɛhə/ Forms: uisge-bheatha [genitive, singular], uisgeachan-beatha [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], uisge-beatha [error-unrecognized-form], n-uisge-beatha [error-unrecognized-form], h-uisge-beatha [error-unrecognized-form], t-uisge-beatha [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos Old Irish uisce Scottish Gaelic uisge Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Celtic *biwos Proto-Celtic *-tūts Proto-Celtic *biwotūts Old Irish bethu Scottish Gaelic beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha From uisge (“water”) + beatha (“life”) as a calque of Medieval Latin aqua vitae (“water of life”), from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) and *biwotos (“life”), from *biwos (“alive”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|gd|af|uisge>water|beatha>life|calque|ML.>aqua vītae>water of life|id=whiskey|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos Old Irish uisce Scottish Gaelic uisge Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Celtic *biwos Proto-Celtic *-tūts Proto-Celtic *biwotūts Old Irish bethu Scottish Gaelic beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha, {{der|gd|ML.|aqua vitae||water of life}} Medieval Latin aqua vitae (“water of life”), {{der|gd|cel-pro|*udenskyos||water}} Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|uisge-bheatha|||||||plural|uisgeachan-beatha||||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=uisge-beatha}} uisge-beatha m (genitive singular uisge-bheatha, plural uisgeachan-beatha), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=uisge-bheatha|head=uisge-beatha|pl=uisgeachan-beatha}} uisge-beatha m (genitive singular uisge-bheatha, plural uisgeachan-beatha)
  1. whisky Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Distilled beverages Synonyms: uisge beatha

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "21": "",
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        "23": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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      "word": "uisge beatha"
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