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whisky

whisky /ˈwiski/

noun#2973 most common

Also: whiskey (Irish/American spelling)

Example sentences

Vreau un whisky.
I want a whisky.
El bea whisky în fiecare seară.
He drinks whisky every evening.
Mi-ar plăcea un pahar de whisky.
I would like a glass of whisky.
Barul are o colecție impresionantă de whisky-uri scoțiene.
The bar has an impressive collection of Scottish whiskies.
Prețul whisky-ului a crescut considerabil anul acesta.
The price of whisky has risen considerably this year.
Cunoscătorii deosebesc whisky-urile după regiunea de origine și procesul de distilare.
Connoisseurs tell whiskies apart by region of origin and distillation process.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativewhiskywhisky-uri
Genitivewhisky-uluiwhisky-urilor
Accusativewhiskywhisky-uri
Vocativewhiskywhisky-uri

Word family

whisky-ulthe whisky (definite form)
whiskeyalternate spelling, used mainly for Irish or American whiskey
degustare de whiskywhisky tasting
whisky soura cocktail made with whisky

Etymology

Romanian borrowed "whisky" directly from English in the twentieth century, along with the spirit itself, as trade and Western drinking culture spread. English in turn took the word from Scottish Gaelic "uisge beatha", meaning "water of life", itself a translation of the Latin "aqua vitae". The word entered Romanian as a fixed loan and did not go through the sound changes that native words undergo.

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