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виски

виски

See also: віскі

Macedonian

Noun

виски (viski) n

  1. whiskey

Inflection


Russian

Виски

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English whiskey, whisky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲiskʲɪ]

Noun

ви́ски (víski) n inan, m inan (indeclinable)

  1. whiskey / whisky
Usage notes

The gender was originally feminine (in a translation of Jack London stories, 1915), then masculine (e.g. "Без женщин" by Alexander Vertinsky), and today it has become neuter. The masculine variant is typically considered archaic, and the feminine one is completely forgotten.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈskʲi]

Noun

виски́ (viskí) m inan pl

  1. nominative plural of висо́к (visók)
  2. accusative plural of висо́к (visók)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English whiskey, whisky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋîski/
  • Hyphenation: вис‧ки

Noun

ви̏ски m (Latin spelling vȉski)

  1. whiskey / whisky

Declension