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uisce

Irish

Alternative forms

uisge (obsolete)

Noun

uisce m ‎(genitive singular uisce, nominative plural uiscí)

water

Declension

Declension of uisce

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	uisce	uiscí
Vocative	a uisce	a uiscí
Genitive	uisce	uiscí
Dative	uisce	uiscí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-uisce	na huiscí
Genitive	an uisce	na n-uiscí
Dative	leis an uisce don uisce	leis na huiscí

Synonyms

dobhar

Derived terms

Terms derived from uisce

aimsitheoir uisce m ‎(“water-diviner”)
buabhall uisce m ‎(“water buffalo”)
clóiséad uisce m ‎(“water closet”)
eireaball capaill uisce m, scuab eich uisce f ‎(“water horsetail”)
leithreas uisce m ‎(“water-closet”)
madra uisce m ‎(“otter”)

poc uisce m ‎(“waterbuck”)
póló uisce m ‎(“water polo”)
príomhphíobán uisce m ‎(“water main”)
seaicéad uisce m ‎(“water-jacket”)
timthriall an uisce m ‎(“water cycle, hydrological cycle”)
uisce beatha m ‎(“whiskey”)
uiscechlár m ‎(“water table”)

uisce crua m ‎(“hard water”)
uiscedhíonach ‎(“waterproof”, adjective)
uisce-obach ‎(“watertight”, adjective)
uisceshaothrú m ‎(“aquaculture”)
uisce sinséir m ‎(“ginger ale”)
uiscigh ‎(“water”, verb)

Descendants

English: whiskey

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uisce	n-uisce	huisce	t-uisce
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"uisce" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“uisce” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *udenskyos, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈusʲkʲe/

Noun

uisce m

water

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

dobur

Derived terms

Terms derived from uisce

bodar-uisce m ‎(literally “deaf water”)
fíruisce m ‎(“spring-water”)
uisceán m ‎(“pool”)
uisce bruithe m ‎(“broth”)
uiscech ‎(“pertaining to water, watery”)
uisce coisrectha m ‎(“holy water”)
uisce comnaidi m ‎(“stagnant water”)
uisce eorna m ‎(“barley water”)
uisce ernaigde m ‎(“water of prayer, holy water”)

uisce ferthana m ‎(“rain water”)
uisce imill m ‎(literally “water of the edge”)
uisce innalta m, uisce innlaid m ‎(“water for washing”)
uisce lám m ‎(“water in which the hands are washed”)
uisce-lestar ‎(“water-pot”)
uiscemail ‎(“watery; damp”)
uisce mela m ‎(“honey water”)
uisce móna m ‎(“bog water”)

uisce nádúrtha m ‎(“plain water”)
uisce oiffrind m ‎(“water for mass”)
uisce óil m ‎(“drinking water”)
uisce retha m ‎(“running water”)
uisce rosa m ‎(“rose water”)
uisce saillte m ‎(“salt water”)
uisce tibrat m ‎(“well water”)
uiscide ‎(“like water, watery, aqueous”)

Related terms

uiscemlacht f ‎(“wateriness, damp”)

Descendants

Irish: uisce
Manx: ushtey
Scottish Gaelic: uisge

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
uisce	unchanged	n-uisce
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“uisce” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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Definition 2025

uisce

uisce

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

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Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

References

Old Irish

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Derived terms

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