akvavit

English

Etymology

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

akvavit (countable and uncountable, plural akvavits)

1. Alternative spelling of aquavit.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin aqua vitae. Doublet of whiskey (via a Celtic language).

Noun

akvavit

1. aquavit

Declension

Declension of akvavit

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	akvavit	akvavitten	akvavitter	akvavitterne
genitive	akvavits	akvavittens	akvavitters	akvavitternes

Descendants

• → English: akvavit, aquavit

French

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Noun

akvavit m (plural akvavits)

1. Alternative spelling of aquavit

Portuguese

Noun

akvavit m (plural akvavits)

1. Alternative form of aquavit