beatnik
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English
Etymology
Coined by American columnist Herb Caen in 1958. From beat (generation) + cutesy or ironic use of the Russian suffix -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite. Compare jazznik.
Pronunciation
Noun
beatnik (plural beatniks)
- A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior.
- A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.
- Synonym: beat
- 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 185:
- In tight black jeans and black polo-neck sweater he reminded her of an old-fashioned beatnik.
Translations
beatnik
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See also
References
- ^ Caen, Herb (1958 April 2) “Words, Words, Words”, in San Francisco Chronicle, →ISSN
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
beatnik
Usage notes
Partitive plural is commonly spelled with double-k as beatnikkejä, which may be considered erroneous.
Declension
| Inflection of beatnik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | beatnik | beatnikit | ||
| genitive | beatnikin | beatnikien | ||
| partitive | beatnikiä | beatnikejä | ||
| illative | beatnikiin | beatnikeihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | beatnik | beatnikit | ||
| accusative | nom. | beatnik | beatnikit | |
| gen. | beatnikin | |||
| genitive | beatnikin | beatnikien | ||
| partitive | beatnikiä | beatnikejä | ||
| inessive | beatnikissä | beatnikeissä | ||
| elative | beatnikistä | beatnikeistä | ||
| illative | beatnikiin | beatnikeihin | ||
| adessive | beatnikillä | beatnikeillä | ||
| ablative | beatnikiltä | beatnikeiltä | ||
| allative | beatnikille | beatnikeille | ||
| essive | beatnikinä | beatnikeinä | ||
| translative | beatnikiksi | beatnikeiksi | ||
| abessive | beatnikittä | beatnikeittä | ||
| instructive | — | beatnikein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English beatnik.
Pronunciation
Noun
beatnik m or f by sense (plural beatniks)
Further reading
- “beatnik”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English beatnik.
Pronunciation
Noun
beatnik m pers
- (historical) Alternative spelling of bitnik
Declension
Declension of beatnik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | beatnik | beatnicy/beatniki (deprecative) |
| genitive | beatnika | beatników |
| dative | beatnikowi | beatnikom |
| accusative | beatnika | beatników |
| instrumental | beatnikiem | beatnikami |
| locative | beatniku | beatnikach |
| vocative | beatniku | beatnicy |
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- beatnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- beatnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English beatnik.
Noun
beatnik m or f by sense (plural beatniks)
- beatnik (person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s)