eau-de-vie

See also: eau de vie

English

Noun

eau-de-vie (countable and uncountable, plural eau-de-vies or eaus-de-vie or eaux-de-vie)

  1. Alternative spelling of eau de vie

French

Etymology

Calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae (literally “water of life”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o.d(ə).vi/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: eaux-de-vie

Noun

eau-de-vie f (plural eaux-de-vie)

  1. Synonym of brandy

Descendants
  • → English: eau de vie

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

eau-de-vie c

  1. a fortified cognac-like liquor
    Synonym: folkkonjak
  2. eau de vie

Declension
Declension of eau-de-vie 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative eau-de-vie eau-de-vien — —
Genitive eau-de-vies eau-de-viens — —

See also

References
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