Where does “Nadsat” come from?
Nadsat (English) comes from Russian -надцать — -teen, "suffix forming cardinal numbers from...
Nadsat (English): The Russian-influenced argot used by the teenage protagonists in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange (1962)
Definitions
- The Russian-influenced argot used by the teenage protagonists in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange (1962)
Ancestry of “Nadsat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -надцать | -teen, "suffix forming cardinal numbers from... |