ballerina
See also: Ballerina
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian ballerina.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːnə
Noun
editballerina (plural ballerinas or ballerine)
- (nonstandard) A ballet dancer (unisex term)
- (often) A female ballet dancer.
- Ellipsis of prima ballerina. The star female ballet performer in the company.
- Synonyms: prima ballerina, prima donna, prima
- Ellipsis of prima ballerina. The star female ballet performer in the company.
- (less common, nonstandard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino
- (often) A female ballet dancer.
- A ballet flat shoe.
Usage notes
editAlthough normally used to refer only to females, it can be used of males although this is sometimes done so derogatorily. Danseur or ballet dancer is the normal term for men.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editfemale ballet dancer
|
the star female ballet dancer
|
male ballet dancer
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a ballet flat shoe — see ballet flat
Further reading
edit- “ballerina”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “ballerina”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “ballerina”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “ballerina”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian ballerina.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editballerina f (plural ballerina's, diminutive ballerinaatje n, masculine ballerino)
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editballerina
- (dance) ballerina (female ballet dancer)
- Synonym: balettitanssijatar
- ballet flat, dolly flat (type of women's shoes, with a very low heel, low sides and covering only the toes)
- Synonyms: ballerinakenkä, ballerinatossu
Declension
editInflection of ballerina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ballerina | ballerinat | |
genitive | ballerinan | ballerinojen | |
partitive | ballerinaa | ballerinoja | |
illative | ballerinaan | ballerinoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ballerina | ballerinat | |
accusative | nom. | ballerina | ballerinat |
gen. | ballerinan | ||
genitive | ballerinan | ballerinojen ballerinain rare | |
partitive | ballerinaa | ballerinoja | |
inessive | ballerinassa | ballerinoissa | |
elative | ballerinasta | ballerinoista | |
illative | ballerinaan | ballerinoihin | |
adessive | ballerinalla | ballerinoilla | |
ablative | ballerinalta | ballerinoilta | |
allative | ballerinalle | ballerinoille | |
essive | ballerinana | ballerinoina | |
translative | ballerinaksi | ballerinoiksi | |
abessive | ballerinatta | ballerinoitta | |
instructive | — | ballerinoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “ballerina”, 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
Italian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editballerina
Noun
editballerina f (plural ballerine)
- female equivalent of ballerino (“dancer”)
- pump (shoe)
- wagtail
- Synonyms: batticoda, cutrettola
Derived terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editNoun
editballerina m (definite singular ballerinaen, indefinite plural ballerinaer, definite plural ballerinaene)
References
edit- “ballerina” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “ballerina” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editNoun
editballerina f (definite singular ballerinaa, indefinite plural ballerinaer, definite plural ballerinaene)
References
edit- “ballerina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editNoun
editballerina c
Declension
editDeclension of ballerina | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ballerina | ballerinan | ballerinor | ballerinorna |
Genitive | ballerinas | ballerinans | ballerinors | ballerinornas |
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷelH-
- English terms derived from Italian
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/iːnə
- Rhymes:English/iːnə/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English nonstandard terms
- English ellipses
- en:Ballet
- en:Occupations
- en:Female people
- Dutch terms borrowed from Italian
- Dutch terms derived from Italian
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/inaː
- Rhymes:Dutch/inaː/4 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch feminine nouns
- Finnish terms derived from Italian
- Finnish 4-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/inɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/inɑ/4 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Dance
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ina
- Rhymes:Italian/ina/4 syllables
- Italian non-lemma forms
- Italian adjective forms
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian female equivalent nouns
- it:Birds
- it:Footwear
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Italian
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Dance
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Italian
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- nn:Dance
- Swedish terms derived from Italian
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Dance