aqua vitae
See also: aqua vitæ
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English aqua vite, from Latin aqua vītae, from aqua (“water”) and vitae (“of life”), hence "water of life".
Noun
aqua vitae (countable and uncountable, plural aquae vitae)
- (alchemy) An aqueous solution of alcohol typically prepared by distilling wine.
- (chemistry, archaic) A concentrated aqueous solution of ethanol.
- (beverages, archaic) French brandy or cognac.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, […] [T]he Merrie Wiues of Windsor. […] (First Quarto), London: Printed by T[homas] C[reede] for Arthur Ihonson, […], published 1602, OCLC 670741489, [Act II, scene ii]:
- Ile ſooner truſt an Iriſhman with my / Aquauita bottle, Sir Hu[gh Evans] our parſon with my cheeſe, / A theefe to walk my ambling gelding, thẽ my wife / With her ſelfe; […]
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.kʷa ˈwiː.tae̯/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.kwa ˈvi.tɛ/, [ˈaː.kwa ˈviː.tɛ]
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Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | aqua vītae |
| Genitive | aquae vītae |
| Dative | aquae vītae |
| Accusative | aquam vītae |
| Ablative | aquā vītae |
| Vocative | aqua vītae |
Descendants
- Romanian: apa vieții
- English: aqua vitae
- English: aqua vitae
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