bikini
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini (plural bikinis)
- A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by girls and women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.
- 1950 October 2, “In the Swim”, in Time:
- Cole has little but scorn for France's famed Bikini bathing suits. Explains he: " French girls, have short legs. Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer. "
- A brief bathing suit worn by men.
- 2004, Cathy Crimmons, How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization, page 202:
- We high-schoolers didn't understand why death came in the form of a gorgeous young man with muscles in a skimpy bikini.
- Brief underpants that reach to the hips rather than the waist.
- 1982, Ruth Tolman, Selling Men’s Fashion, page 124:
- Boxer shorts, knitted briefs, and bikinis are the most popular styles in shorts, formerly called “drawers.”
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Norwegian Bokmål: bikini
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni
Noun[edit]
bikini
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bikini.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini m (plural bikini's, diminutive bikinietje n)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after the place name Bikini, from Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as an atom bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini m (plural bikinis)
Descendants[edit]
- → Dutch: bikini
- → English: bikini
- → Norwegian Bokmål: bikini
- → German: Bikini
- → Portuguese: biquíni
- → Spanish: biquini
Further reading[edit]
- “bikini”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French bikini (literally “name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons”), from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni (literally “surface of coconuts”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini (first-person possessive bikiniku, second-person possessive bikinimu, third-person possessive bikininya)
Further reading[edit]
- “bikini” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini m (invariable)
See also[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bikini
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
bikini m (plural bikinis)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikinier, definite plural bikiniene)
- a bikini
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikiniar, definite plural bikiniane)
- a bikini
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English bikini, from French bikini. First attested in 1959.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini n (indeclinable)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- bikini in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bikini in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
singular | ||
---|---|---|
n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) bikini | bikiniul |
genitive/dative | (unui) bikini | bikiniului |
vocative | bikiniule |
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bìkīni m (Cyrillic spelling бѝкӣни)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bikini | bikiniji |
genitive | bikinija | bikinija |
dative | bikiniju | bikinijima |
accusative | bikini | bikinije |
vocative | bikini | bikiniji |
locative | bikiniju | bikinijima |
instrumental | bikinijem | bikinijima |
References[edit]
- “bikini” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English bikini. For the sandwich, see Catalan biquini.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini m (plural bikinis)
- bikini
- (Catalonia) ham and cheese sandwich
- 2017 April 10, Aurora Segura, “¿Por qué lo llamas ‘bikini’ cuando quieres decir ‘mixto’?”, in La Vanguardia[1]:
- Se sorprenden los catalanes cuando les miran con expresión rara al pedir un “bikini” en cualquier bar o cafetería fuera de la comunidad.
- Catalans are surprised when they get strange looks after asking for a "bikini" in any bar or cafeteria outside the autonomous community.
Further reading[edit]
- “bikini”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
bikini (n class, plural bikini)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French bikini, after the placename Bikini, originally from Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini c
Declension[edit]
Declension of bikini | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bikini | bikinin | bikinier, bikinis | bikiniernas |
Genitive | bikinis | bikinins | bikiniers, bikinis | bikinirnas, bikiniernas |
References[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bikini (definite accusative bikiniyi, plural bikiniler)
Declension[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Marshallese
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/iːni
- Rhymes:English/iːni/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- English genericized trademarks
- English terms derived from toponyms
- en:Swimwear
- Cebuano terms derived from English
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano terms derived from French
- Cebuano terms derived from German
- Cebuano terms derived from Marshallese
- Cebuano terms derived from toponyms
- ceb:Swimwear
- Dutch terms derived from French
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch terms derived from German
- Dutch terms derived from Marshallese
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ini
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Swimwear
- French terms derived from German
- French terms derived from Marshallese
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French terms spelled with K
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Clothing
- fr:Swimwear
- Indonesian terms borrowed from French
- Indonesian terms derived from French
- Indonesian terms derived from German
- Indonesian terms derived from Marshallese
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian uncountable nouns
- Italian terms borrowed from French
- Italian terms derived from French
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ini
- Rhymes:Italian/ini/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian indeclinable nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian terms spelled with K
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Clothing
- it:Swimwear
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Norman lemmas
- Norman nouns
- Norman masculine nouns
- Jersey Norman
- nrf:Clothing
- nrf:Swimwear
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Clothing
- nb:Swimwear
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Clothing
- nn:Swimwear
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish unadapted borrowings from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish terms derived from French
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/iɲi
- Rhymes:Polish/iɲi/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish indeclinable nouns
- Polish neuter nouns
- pl:Swimwear
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian terms spelled with K
- Romanian neuter nouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from English
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from English
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- sh:Swimwear
- Spanish terms borrowed from English
- Spanish terms derived from English
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ini
- Rhymes:Spanish/ini/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with K
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish terms with quotations
- es:Swimwear
- Swahili terms borrowed from English
- Swahili terms derived from English
- Swahili terms with audio links
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili n class nouns
- sw:Swimwear
- Swedish terms derived from French
- Swedish terms derived from Marshallese
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/iːnɪ
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Swimwear
- Turkish terms borrowed from French
- Turkish terms derived from French
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns
- tr:Clothing
- tr:Swimwear