bitcoin

See also: Bitcoin, BitCoin, and bitcóin

English

bitcoin logo

Alternative forms

• Bitcoin, BitCoin

Etymology

From bit (“binary digit”) +‎ coin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪtˌkɔɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɪn

Proper noun

bitcoin

1. (uncountable) A decentralized cryptocurrency.

   We do not accept bitcoin at this store.

   • 2014, Dale Blake, Bitcoin Guide For Beginners: Bitcoin Trading and Mining Made Easy, →ISBN:

     It is a process of solving complex math problems using those computers which run bitcoin software.

   • 2015, Scott Green, Bitcoin : The Ultimate A - Z of Profitable Bitcoin Trading & Mining Guide, →ISBN:

     Other ecommerce sites that accept bitcoin are: Bitcoinshop.us which offers products like watches and air conditioners and ships to people within the United States; Air Baltic, which is a Latvian airline also started accepting cryptocurrency mode of payment for basic class fares not including Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Russia, India, Japan, China, Iceland, Indonesia, Lebanon and Jordan.

   • 2016, Prypto, Bitcoin For Dummies, →ISBN, page 137:

     Individual bitcoin users are not the only driving force in terms of securing the bitcoin network.

   • 2017, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain, →ISBN, page 11:

     Find a friend who has bitcoin and buy some from him or her directly. Many bitcoin users start this way. This method is the least complicated. One way to meet people with bitcoin is to attend a local bitcoin meetup listed at Meetup.com.

Noun

bitcoin (plural bitcoins or bitcoin)

1. (countable) A unit of the bitcoin cryptocurrency.

   This item costs one bitcoin.

   • 2013, John Davidson, How to Make Money Online With Digital Currency Bitcoins, →ISBN:

     Each time you succeed in creating a hash, you are rewarded with 25 bitcoins, the block chain is updated and all the users on the network are notified.

   • 2014, Kinsley Wallace, Bitcoins: How to Invest, Buy and Sell: A Guide to Using the Bitcoin, →ISBN:

     They buy bitcoins at a lower price then sell them at a higher value.

   • 2014, Joanne Falvey, Tale of the Bitcoin Kid: Learn about earning, →ISBN:

     There are lots of ways to earn bitcoin.

   • 2017, Chris Burniske, Jack Tatar, Cryptoassets, →ISBN:

     But consider that a significant amount of bitcoin is also being held by investors. Those investors do not plan to sell their bitcoin for some time because they are speculating that due to its utility as MoIP, demand will continue to rise and so too will its value.

Synonyms

• ₿, BTC, XBT (symbols)

Derived terms

• bitcoiner

 

Related terms

Subdivisions of bitcoin:

• decicoin: 0.1 BTC
• centicoin (also bitcent): 0.01 BTC
• millibitcoin (mBTC) (also millicoin, millibit): 0.001 BTC
• microbitcoin (μBTC) (also bit): 0.000001 BTC
• satoshi: 0.00000001 BTC

Related terms

• coiner (slang, a bitcoin user or supporter)
• memecoin (slang, a humorous cryptocurrency)
• shitcoin (slang, a useless cryptocurrency)

Translations

cryptocurrency

• Armenian: բիթքոին (bitʻkʻoin)
• Belarusian: бітко́йн m (bitkójn)
• Bulgarian: битко́йн m (bitkójn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比特幣 / 比特币 (zh) (bǐtèbì)

• Finnish: bitcoin
• French: bitcoin (fr) m
• Georgian: ბიტკოინი (biṭḳoini)
• German: Bitcoin (de) m or f
• Greek: μπιτκόιν (el) n (bitkóin), μπίτκοϊν (el) n (bítkoïn)
• Hindi: बिटकॉइन (biṭkŏin)
• Hungarian: bitcoin (hu)
• Italian: bitcoin (it) m
• Japanese: ビットコイン (bittokoin)
• Korean: 비트코인 (biteukoin)
• Latin: bitnummus
• Macedonian: биткоин m (bitkoin)
• Marathi: बिटकॉइन (biṭkŏin)
• Polish: bitcoin (pl) m
• Portuguese: bitcoin (pt) f
• Romanian: bitcoin m
• Russian: битко́йн (ru) m (bitkójn), битко́ин (ru) m (bitkóin)
• Spanish: bitcoin (es) m, bitcóin (es) m
• Swedish: bitcoin c
• Thai: บิตคอยน์ (th)
• Ukrainian: бітко́йн m (bitkójn)
• Yiddish: ביטקוין m (bitkoyn)

See also

• cryptocurrency

Further reading

• bitcoin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• binotic, biontic, bitonic

Dutch

Etymology

From English bitcoin.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bitcoin m (plural bitcoins, diminutive bitcointje n)

1. bitcoin

Finnish

Etymology

English bitcoin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbitkoi̯n/, [ˈbit̪ko̞i̯n]
• Rhymes: -itkoin

Noun

bitcoin

1. bitcoin

Declension

Inflection of bitcoin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		bitcoin	bitcoinit
genitive		bitcoinin	bitcoinien
partitive		bitcoinia	bitcoineja
illative		bitcoiniin	bitcoineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bitcoin	bitcoinit
accusative	nom.	bitcoin	bitcoinit
	gen.	bitcoinin
genitive		bitcoinin	bitcoinien
partitive		bitcoinia	bitcoineja
inessive		bitcoinissa	bitcoineissa
elative		bitcoinista	bitcoineista
illative		bitcoiniin	bitcoineihin
adessive		bitcoinilla	bitcoineilla
ablative		bitcoinilta	bitcoineilta
allative		bitcoinille	bitcoineille
essive		bitcoinina	bitcoineina
translative		bitcoiniksi	bitcoineiksi
abessive		bitcoinitta	bitcoineitta
instructive		—	bitcoinein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bitcoin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bitcoinini bitcoinini accusative nom. bitcoinini bitcoinini gen. bitcoinini genitive bitcoinini bitcoinieni partitive bitcoiniani bitcoinejani inessive bitcoinissani bitcoineissani elative bitcoinistani bitcoineistani illative bitcoiniini bitcoineihini adessive bitcoinillani bitcoineillani ablative bitcoiniltani bitcoineiltani allative bitcoinilleni bitcoineilleni essive bitcoininani bitcoineinani translative bitcoinikseni bitcoineikseni abessive bitcoinittani bitcoineittani instructive — — comitative — bitcoineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bitcoinisi bitcoinisi accusative nom. bitcoinisi bitcoinisi gen. bitcoinisi genitive bitcoinisi bitcoiniesi partitive bitcoiniasi bitcoinejasi inessive bitcoinissasi bitcoineissasi elative bitcoinistasi bitcoineistasi illative bitcoiniisi bitcoineihisi adessive bitcoinillasi bitcoineillasi ablative bitcoiniltasi bitcoineiltasi allative bitcoinillesi bitcoineillesi essive bitcoininasi bitcoineinasi translative bitcoiniksesi bitcoineiksesi abessive bitcoinittasi bitcoineittasi instructive — — comitative — bitcoineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bitcoinimme bitcoinimme accusative nom. bitcoinimme bitcoinimme gen. bitcoinimme genitive bitcoinimme bitcoiniemme partitive bitcoiniamme bitcoinejamme inessive bitcoinissamme bitcoineissamme elative bitcoinistamme bitcoineistamme illative bitcoiniimme bitcoineihimme adessive bitcoinillamme bitcoineillamme ablative bitcoiniltamme bitcoineiltamme allative bitcoinillemme bitcoineillemme essive bitcoininamme bitcoineinamme translative bitcoiniksemme bitcoineiksemme abessive bitcoinittamme bitcoineittamme instructive — — comitative — bitcoineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bitcoininne bitcoininne accusative nom. bitcoininne bitcoininne gen. bitcoininne genitive bitcoininne bitcoinienne partitive bitcoinianne bitcoinejanne inessive bitcoinissanne bitcoineissanne elative bitcoinistanne bitcoineistanne illative bitcoiniinne bitcoineihinne adessive bitcoinillanne bitcoineillanne ablative bitcoiniltanne bitcoineiltanne allative bitcoinillenne bitcoineillenne essive bitcoininanne bitcoineinanne translative bitcoiniksenne bitcoineiksenne abessive bitcoinittanne bitcoineittanne instructive — — comitative — bitcoineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bitcoininsa bitcoininsa accusative nom. bitcoininsa bitcoininsa gen. bitcoininsa genitive bitcoininsa bitcoiniensa partitive bitcoiniaan bitcoiniansa bitcoinejaan bitcoinejansa inessive bitcoinissaan bitcoinissansa bitcoineissaan bitcoineissansa elative bitcoinistaan bitcoinistansa bitcoineistaan bitcoineistansa illative bitcoiniinsa bitcoineihinsa adessive bitcoinillaan bitcoinillansa bitcoineillaan bitcoineillansa ablative bitcoiniltaan bitcoiniltansa bitcoineiltaan bitcoineiltansa allative bitcoinilleen bitcoinillensa bitcoineilleen bitcoineillensa essive bitcoininaan bitcoininansa bitcoineinaan bitcoineinansa translative bitcoinikseen bitcoiniksensa bitcoineikseen bitcoineiksensa abessive bitcoinittaan bitcoinittansa bitcoineittaan bitcoineittansa instructive — — comitative — bitcoineineen bitcoineinensa

Further reading

• “bitcoin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bit.kɔjn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bitcoin m (plural bitcoins)

1. bitcoin

Derived terms

• bitcoineur

 

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbitkojn]
• Hyphenation: bit‧coin
• Rhymes: -ojn

Noun

bitcoin (plural bitcoinok)

1. bitcoin

   Hypernyms: kriptovaluta, kriptopénz

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	bitcoin	bitcoinok
accusative	bitcoint	bitcoinokat
dative	bitcoinnak	bitcoinoknak
instrumental	bitcoinnal	bitcoinokkal
causal-final	bitcoinért	bitcoinokért
translative	bitcoinná	bitcoinokká
terminative	bitcoinig	bitcoinokig
essive-formal	bitcoinként	bitcoinokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bitcoinban	bitcoinokban
superessive	bitcoinon	bitcoinokon
adessive	bitcoinnál	bitcoinoknál
illative	bitcoinba	bitcoinokba
sublative	bitcoinra	bitcoinokra
allative	bitcoinhoz	bitcoinokhoz
elative	bitcoinból	bitcoinokból
delative	bitcoinról	bitcoinokról
ablative	bitcointól	bitcoinoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	bitcoiné	bitcoinoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	bitcoinéi	bitcoinokéi

Possessive forms of bitcoin
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bitcoinom	bitcoinjaim
2nd person sing.	bitcoinod	bitcoinjaid
3rd person sing.	bitcoinja	bitcoinjai
1st person plural	bitcoinunk	bitcoinjaink
2nd person plural	bitcoinotok	bitcoinjaitok
3rd person plural	bitcoinjuk	bitcoinjaik

Derived terms

• bitcoinista
• bitcoinos
• bitcoinozik

 

Compound words

• bitcoin-automata
• bitcoin-előállítás
• bitcoinadomány
• bitcoinalapítvány
• bitcoinár
• bitcoinárfolyam
• bitcoinbánya
• bitcoinbányász
• bitcoinbányászat
• bitcoinbefektetés
• bitcoinbefektető
• bitcoinbuborék
• bitcoincím
• bitcoindrágulás
• bitcoineladás
• bitcoinelfogadás
• bitcoinellenes
• bitcoinfedezet
• bitcoinfelezés
• bitcoinfelhasználó
• bitcoinfizetés
• bitcoingazdaság
• bitcoinhálózat
• bitcoinhívő
• bitcoinjel
• bitcoinkereskedelem
• bitcoinkészlet
• bitcoinkibocsátás
• bitcoinkliens
• bitcoinközösség
• bitcoinláz
• bitcoinlufi
• bitcoinmánia
• bitcoinmennyiség
• bitcoinmilliomos
• bitcoinnyereség
• bitcoinösszeomlás
• bitcoinpárti
• bitcoinpénztárca
• bitcoinpiac
• bitcoinprotokoll
• bitcoinrali
• bitcoinrendszer
• bitcoinszabályozás
• bitcoinszakértő
• bitcoinszkeptikus
• bitcoinszoftver
• bitcoinszolgáltató
• bitcointárca
• bitcointőzsde
• bitcointranzakció
• bitcoinügylet
• bitcoinvagyon
• bitcoinváltás
• bitcoinvásárlás
• bitcoinzuhanás

 

Polish

bitcoin

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bitcoin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit.kɔjn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -itkɔjn
• Syllabification: bit‧coin

Noun

bitcoin m animal

1. bitcoin (decentralized cryptocurrency)

Declension

Declension of bitcoin

	singular	plural
nominative	bitcoin	bitcoiny
genitive	bitcoina	bitcoinów
dative	bitcoinowi	bitcoinom
accusative	bitcoina	bitcoiny
instrumental	bitcoinem	bitcoinami
locative	bitcoinie	bitcoinach
vocative	bitcoinie	bitcoiny

Further reading

• bitcoin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Bitcoin

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bitcoin.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bit͡ʃˈkɔ.ĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.tɨˈkɔj.nɨ/, /bitˈkɔjn/

Noun

bitcoin f (plural bitcoins)

1. bitcoin (a cryptocurrency)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bitcoin.

Noun

bitcoin m (plural bitcoini)

1. bitcoin

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bitcoin	bitcoinul		bitcoini	bitcoinii
genitive-dative	bitcoin	bitcoinului		bitcoini	bitcoinilor
vocative	bitcoinule			bitcoinilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbidkoin/ [ˈbið̞.kõĩn]
• Rhymes: -idkoin
• Syllabification: bit‧coin

Noun

bitcoin m (plural bitcoins or bitcoines)

1. bitcoin (a cryptocurrency)

Alternative forms

• bitcóin

Further reading

• “bitcoin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

bitcoin c

1. bitcoin (a digital currency used for payments over the internet)

Further reading

• bitcoin in Svensk ordbok.
• bitcoin in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
• bitcoin on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sv