whisky

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɪski/, /ˈʍɪski/ Rhymes: -ɪski Hyphenation: whis‧ky === Etymology 1 === Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh (compare obsolete whiskybae), from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (“water of life”), calque of Medieval Latin aqua vitae. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source. ==== Noun ==== whisky (countable and uncountable, plural whiskies) (Scotland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor. [early 18th century] Synonym: (chiefly Ireland, Scotland, dated or archaic) usquebaugh ===== Usage notes ===== The regional spellings whisky and whiskey (from the Irish form of the same Gaelic word) are used worldwide to distinguish regional drinks, for example Scotch whisky, but Irish whiskey and bourbon whiskey. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From whisk + -y. ==== Noun ==== whisky (plural whiskies) (historical) Alternative form of whiskey (“a light gig or carriage”). 1768, Ignatius Sancho, letter to Mr. M—, in Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, London: J. Nichols, 3rd edition, 1784, pp. 7-8,[1] Look into old age, you will see avarice joined to poverty—letchery, gout, impotency, like three monkeys, or London bucks, in a one-horse whisky, driving to the Devil. ===== Derived terms ===== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from English whisky. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈwis.ki] === Noun === whisky m (plural whiskys or whiskies) whisky, whiskey == Czech == === Alternative forms === viska (colloquial) === Etymology === Borrowed from English whisky. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɪskɪ] Rhymes: -ɪskɪ Hyphenation: whi‧s‧ky === Noun === whisky f (indeclinable) whisky, whiskey === Further reading === “whisky”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “whisky”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “whisky”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Noun === whisky c (singular definite whiskyen, plural indefinite whiskyer) whiskey ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From English whisky. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɪski/ Hyphenation: whis‧ky === Noun === whisky m (plural whisky's, diminutive whisky'tje n) (a glass of) whisky, whiskey == Finnish == === Etymology === < English whiskey === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋiski/, [ˈʋis̠k̟i] IPA(key): /ˈwiski/, [ˈwis̠k̟i] Rhymes: -iski === Noun === whisky alternative form of viski (“whiskey”) alternative form of wiski (“Finnish spelling alphabet for "W"”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “whisky”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026 == French == === Alternative forms === ouisqui, ouisquie, ouiski (all rare) whiskey === Etymology === Borrowed from English whisky. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wis.ki/ === Noun === whisky m (plural whiskies or whiskys) whisky, whiskey Synonym: (rare) visqui === Further reading === “whisky”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from English whisky. === Noun === whisky m (plural whiskys) whisky, whiskey == Greenlandic == === Etymology === From English whisky (probably via Danish whisky). === Noun === whisky (plural whiskyt) whisky === Further reading === whisky in Katersat == Hungarian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English whisky. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈviski] (phonetic respelling: viszki) Hyphenation: whis‧ky Rhymes: -ki === Noun === whisky (plural whiskyk) whisky (USA, Ireland: whiskey) ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwis.ki/, /uˈis.ki/ Rhymes: -iski Hyphenation: whì‧sky === Etymology 1 === Unadapted borrowing from English whisky, alternative form of usque, shortening of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha (literally “water of life”) and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha (literally “water of life”). ==== Noun ==== whisky m (invariable) (countable and uncountable) whisky, whiskey ==== Further reading ==== whisky1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === Unadapted borrowing from English whisky, derived from whisk. ==== Noun ==== whisky m (invariable) whisky (a kind of light carriage) ==== Further reading ==== whisky2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === References === == Norman == === Etymology === From English whisky, ultimately from Old Irish uisce. === Noun === whisky m (plural whiskys) (Jersey) whisky, whiskey == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From English whisky, originally from Gaelic. === Noun === whisky m (definite singular whiskyen, indefinite plural whiskyer, definite plural whiskyene) whisky === References === “whisky” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From English whisky, originally from Gaelic. === Noun === whisky m (definite singular whiskyen, indefinite plural whiskyar, definite plural whiskyane) whisky === References === “whisky” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English whisky. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɘs.ki/, /ˈwis.ki/ Rhymes: -ɘski, -iski Syllabification: whis‧ky === Noun === whisky f (indeclinable) whisky, whiskey === Further reading === “whisky”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “whisky”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English whisky. === Pronunciation === Homophone: uísque (Brazil) Hyphenation: whis‧ky === Noun === whisky m (plural whiskies) alternative form of uísque === Further reading === “whisky”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === uischi === Etymology === Borrowed from French whisky, from English whisky. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwi.ski/, /ˈuj.ski/ === Noun === whisky n (plural whisky-uri) whisky, whiskey ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from English whisky, from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha and Irish uisce beatha (“water of life”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viski/, [ˈʋiski] Rhymes: -iski Hyphenation: whis‧ky === Noun === whisky f nondeclinable whisky, whiskey ==== Derived terms ==== whiskový === Further reading === “whisky”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === güisqui, wiski, whiskey, wisqui juisque (New Mexico) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English whisky. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈw̝iski/ [ˈw̝is.ki] IPA(key): /ˈɡwiski/ [ˈɡwis.ki] Rhymes: -iski === Noun === whisky m (plural whiskys) whisky (alcoholic liquor) ==== Derived terms ==== === Interjection === whisky cheese (said while being photographed) Synonym: (Spain) patata ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “whisky”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “whisky”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “whisky”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA whisky on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es == Swedish == === Etymology === From English whisky. === Noun === whisky c whisky, whiskey (alcoholic drink) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== whiskyglas (“old fashioned glass”) virre (“whiskey (slang)”)