Plural of whiskey
regular plural
The plural of whiskey is whiskeys or whiskies.
Forms of whiskey
| Singular | whiskey /ˈwɪski/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | whiskeys whiskies |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Plural of whiskey by meaning
- a liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).: whiskeys or whiskies
- a light gig or carriage drawn by one horse.: whiskeys
Whiskeys and whiskies in a sentence
- They were advertising Japanese whiskeys, Macau casino-resorts, and skin-whitening creams for women.2018, Ling Ma, chapter 8, in Severance, →ISBN. From the entry Eurasian
- He drank a few whiskeys and smoked a few bowl-fulls of his pipe and told me a few stories.1980, Victoria Wolff, chapter IV, in Spell of Egypt, Los Angeles, Calif.: Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 25. From the entry bowl-full
- The best malt whiskies are improved if they are cut with a dash of water.From the entry cut
- Only about 25% of Scotch whiskies have any peat smoke character at all.2021, Margarett Waterbury, Scotch: A Complete Introduction to Scotland's Whiskies. From the entry peat smoke
- When he came downstairs from the bar with the whiskies, she had found a sweater for herself and had cowled a thick raincoat over Sligo.1964, Hortense Calisher, “Extreme Magic”, in Extreme Magic: A Novella and Other Stories, Boston: Little, Brown, page 208. From the entry cowl
Meaning of whiskey
- noun A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
- noun A drink of whiskey.
- noun A light gig or carriage drawn by one horse.
Questions about the plural of whiskey
- What is the plural of whiskey?
- The plural of whiskey is whiskeys or whiskies.
- Which is correct, whiskeys or whiskies?
- Both are used. whiskies is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is whiskey countable?
- Whiskey is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: whiskey (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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