bitnik

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English beatnik.

Alternative forms

• beatnik

Noun

bitnik m pers

1. (historical) beatnik (person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style)

Declension

Declension of bitnik

	singular	plural
nominative	bitnik	bitnicy/bitniki (deprecative)
genitive	bitnika	bitników
dative	bitnikowi	bitnikom
accusative	bitnika	bitników
instrumental	bitnikiem	bitnikami
locative	bitniku	bitnikach
vocative	bitniku	bitnicy

Derived terms

adjective

• bitnikowski

 

Etymology 2

From bić +‎ -nik. First attested in 1859.

Noun

bitnik m pers

1. battler, combatant, fighter, scrapper (person prone to start fights)

Declension

Declension of bitnik

	singular	plural
nominative	bitnik	bitnicy/bitniki (deprecative)
genitive	bitnika	bitników
dative	bitnikowi	bitnikom
accusative	bitnika	bitników
instrumental	bitnikiem	bitnikami
locative	bitniku	bitnikach
vocative	bitniku	bitnicy

Derived terms

adjective

• bitnikowski

 

Further reading

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