ballerinatossu
Finnish
editEtymology
editballerina (“ballerina”) + tossu (“slipper”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈbɑlːeri(ː)nɑˌtosːu/, [ˈbɑ̝lːe̞ˌri(ː)nɑ̝ˌt̪o̞s̠ːu]
- Rhymes: -osːu
- Syllabification(key): bal‧le‧ri‧na‧tos‧su
Noun
editballerinatossu
- ballet flat (type of women's shoes, with a very low heel, low sides and covering only the toes)
Usage notes
editballerinatossu and ballerinakenkä are used synonymously with the difference that the softer the sole, the more likely the shoe is called ballerinatossu.
Declension
editInflection of ballerinatossu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ballerinatossu | ballerinatossut | |
genitive | ballerinatossun | ballerinatossujen | |
partitive | ballerinatossua | ballerinatossuja | |
illative | ballerinatossuun | ballerinatossuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ballerinatossu | ballerinatossut | |
accusative | nom. | ballerinatossu | ballerinatossut |
gen. | ballerinatossun | ||
genitive | ballerinatossun | ballerinatossujen | |
partitive | ballerinatossua | ballerinatossuja | |
inessive | ballerinatossussa | ballerinatossuissa | |
elative | ballerinatossusta | ballerinatossuista | |
illative | ballerinatossuun | ballerinatossuihin | |
adessive | ballerinatossulla | ballerinatossuilla | |
ablative | ballerinatossulta | ballerinatossuilta | |
allative | ballerinatossulle | ballerinatossuille | |
essive | ballerinatossuna | ballerinatossuina | |
translative | ballerinatossuksi | ballerinatossuiksi | |
abessive | ballerinatossutta | ballerinatossuitta | |
instructive | — | ballerinatossuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “ballerinatossu”, 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