uisce beatha

Irish

Etymology

From uisce (“water”) + beatha (“life”), in origin a calque of Latin aqua vītae (“water of life”). Compare Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɪʃcɪ ˈbʲahə/

Noun

uisce beatha m (genitive singular uisce bheatha)

whiskey
Synonyms: beathuisce, fuisce

Derived terms

uisce beatha Albanach (“Scotch whisky”)
uisce beatha braiche (“malt whiskey”)
uisce beatha seagail (“rye whiskey”)
uisce beatha te (“hot whiskey”)

Descendants

→ Yola: usquebaugh, usbaugh

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “uisce beatha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “uisce beatha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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