uisce
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
uisge (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Irish uisce, from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥, *udéns.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈiʃcə/, [ˈiʃcɪ]
=== Noun ===
uisce m (genitive singular uisce, nominative plural uiscí)
water
Synonym: dobhar
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ English: whiskey
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “uisce”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1295; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “uisce”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“uisce”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
== Old Irish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Celtic *udenskyos, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr, *udéns.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈusʲ.kʲe/
=== Noun ===
uisce m
water
Synonym: dobur
==== Inflection ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Irish: uisce, uisge (obsolete)→ English: whiskey
Manx: ushtey
Scottish Gaelic: uisge→ English: whisky
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “uisce”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language