akvavit
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Danish and Swedish akvavit, from Medieval Latin aqua vitae (“water of life”). Doublet of aqua vitae and aquavit. Compare eau-de-vie, whisky, whiskey, and water of life from the same source.
Noun
[edit]akvavit (countable and uncountable, plural akvavits)
- Alternative spelling of aquavit.
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin aqua vitae. Doublet of whiskey (via a Celtic language).
Noun
[edit]akvavit
Declension
[edit]Declension of akvavit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | akvavit | akvavitten | akvavitter | akvavitterne |
genitive | akvavits | akvavittens | akvavitters | akvavitternes |
Descendants
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]akvavit m (plural akvavits)
- Alternative spelling of aquavit
Portuguese
[edit]Noun
[edit]akvavit m (plural akvavits)
- Alternative form of aquavit
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