Whisky

See also: whisky

Translingual

Noun

Whisky

  1. misspelling of Whiskey from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky, from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪski/, /ˈwɪski/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
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  • Hyphenation: Whis‧ky

Noun

Whisky m (strong, genitive Whiskys, plural Whiskys)

  1. whisky (alcoholic drink)

Declension

Declension of Whisky [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Whisky die Whiskys
genitive eines des Whiskys der Whiskys
dative einem dem Whisky den Whiskys
accusative einen den Whisky die Whiskys

Further reading

  • “Whisky” in Duden online
  • “Whisky” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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