whiskey

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled whisky

US /ˈwɪski/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #3761

Meanings

1

noun
A strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, corn, or rye.

He poured himself a small glass of whiskey after dinner.
2

noun
A glass or serving of this drink.

She ordered a whiskey at the bar.

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1 noun · a strong alcoholic drink... whisky

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Forms whiskeys

Derived forms if-by-whiskeypisskeywhiskey-jackwhiskeyleakswhiskeytini

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos Old Irish uisce Irish uisce Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Celtic *biwos Proto-Celtic *-tūts Proto-Celtic *biwotūts Old Irish bethu Irish beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Irish uisce beathabor. ▲ Old Irish uisce Scottish Gaelic uisge ▲ Old Irish bethu Scottish Gaelic beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathabor. English usquebaugh English usque English whiskey Variant of usque, abbrevia…

uisce beatha ga aqua vītae la-med

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# whiskey

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈwɪski
**Frequency rank:** 3761

## Meanings
1. A strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, corn, or rye.
2. A glass or serving of this drink.

## Examples
- He poured himself a small glass of whiskey after dinner.
- She ordered a whiskey at the bar.

## Derived Forms
- if-by-whiskey
- pisskey
- whiskey-jack
- whiskeyleaks
- whiskeytini

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: uisce beatha
- Root: aqua vītae

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos Old Irish uisce Irish uisce Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Celtic *biwos Proto-Celtic *-tūts Proto-Celtic *biwotūts Old Irish bethu Irish beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Irish uisce beathabor. ▲ Old Irish uisce Scottish Gaelic uisge ▲ Old Irish bethu Scottish Gaelic beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathabor. English usquebaugh English usque English whiskey Variant of usque, abbrevia…

## AI Etymology
Whiskey: The etymological chain runs Proto-Indo-European *wed- -> Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ -> Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ -> Proto-Celtic *udenskyos -> Old Irish uisce -> Irish uisce -> Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- -> Proto-Indo-European *-wós -> Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós -> Proto-Celtic *biwos -> Proto-Celtic *-tūts -> Proto-Celtic *biwotūts -> Old Irish bethu -> Irish beatha -> Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. -> Irish uisce beatha -> ▲ -> Scottish Gaelic uisge -> Scottish Gaelic beatha -> Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha. Important historical forms include ga uisce beatha, and Medieval Latin aqua vītae. In present-day use, it can mean a strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, corn, or rye, or a glass or serving of this drink.

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- Describing Qualities

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