bikini
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Marshallese Pikinni.
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Pronunciation
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Noun
bikini (plural bikinis)
- A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.[1]
- 1950, "In the Swim", Time, 2 Oct 1950:
- 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. "
- 1950, "In the Swim", Time, 2 Oct 1950:
- A brief bathing suit worn by men.
- 2004, Cathy Crimmons How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization - p. 202
- We high-schoolers didn't understand why death came in the form of a gorgeous young man with muscles in a skimpy bikini.
- 2004, Cathy Crimmons How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization - p. 202
Synonyms
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See also
Cebuano
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni
Noun
bikini
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bikini.
Dutch
Etymology
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
Noun
bikini m (plural bikini's, diminutive bikinietje n)
French
Etymology
Named after the place name Bikini, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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 an atom bomb. This name was originally from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation
Noun
bikini m (plural bikinis)
Descendants
Further reading
- “bikini”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
bikini m (uncountable)
Synonyms
See also
Japanese
Romanization
bikini
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bikini m (plural bikinis)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikinier, definite plural bikiniene)
- a bikini
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikiniar, definite plural bikiniane)
- a bikini
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
bikini n (indeclinable)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bìkīni m (Cyrillic spelling бѝкӣни)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | bikini | bikiniji |
genitive | bikinija | bikinija |
dative | bikiniju | bikinijima |
accusative | bikini | bikinije |
vocative | bikini | bikiniji |
locative | bikiniju | bikinijima |
instrumental | bikinijem | bikinijima |
References
- “bikini” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bikini m (plural bikinis)
- bikini
- (Catalonia) ham and cheese sandwich
Further reading
- “bikini”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
From French bikini, after the placename Bikini, originally from Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation
Noun
bikini c
Declension
Declension of bikini | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bikini | bikinin | bikinier, bikinis | bikiniernas |
Genitive | bikinis | bikinins | bikiniers, bikinis | bikinirnas, bikiniernas |
References
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bikini (definite accusative bikiniyi, plural bikiniler)
Declension
See also
- English terms derived from French
- English terms borrowed back into English
- 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
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- 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 English
- 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
- Italian terms borrowed from French
- Italian terms derived from French
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian uncountable 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 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish neuter nouns
- pl:Clothing
- pl:Swimwear
- 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
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with K
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es: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