bitnik

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbit.ɲik/
  • Rhymes: -itɲik
  • Syllabification: bit‧nik

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English beatnik.

Alternative forms

Noun

bitnik m pers

  1. (historical) beatnik (person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style)
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
  • bitnikowski

Etymology 2

From bić +‎ -nik. First attested in 1859.[1][2]

Noun

bitnik m pers

  1. battler, combatant, fighter, scrapper (person prone to start fights)
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
  • bitnikowski

References

  1. ^ B. Bielowski (1859) Dzwonek. Pismo dla ludu. (Das Glöcklein.)[1] (in Polish), page 266
  2. ^ bitnik in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

  • bitnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bitnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN