uisge-beatha

See also: uisge beatha

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• uisge beatha

Etymology

From uisge (“water”) + beatha (“life”), calque of Latin aqua vitae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɯʃkʲəˈpɛhə/

Noun

uisge-beatha m (genitive singular uisge-bheatha, plural uisgeachan-beatha)

1. whisky