uisge-beatha

== Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === uisge beatha === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɯʃkʲəˈpɛhə/ === Noun === uisge-beatha m (genitive singular uisge-bheatha, plural uisgeachan-beatha) whisky ==== Mutation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: → usquebaugh, water of life, whisky