ballerina
See also: Ballerina
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/
- Rhymes: -iːnə
Noun
ballerina (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.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Ellipsis of ballerina roll.
Usage notes
Although 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
Related terms
Translations
female ballet dancer
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the star female ballet dancer
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male ballet dancer
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a ballet flat shoe — see ballet flat
Further reading
- “ballerina”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “ballerina”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “ballerina”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “ballerina” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑlːeri(ː)nɑ/, [ˈbɑlːe̞ˌri(ː)nɑ]
- Rhymes: -inɑ
- Syllabification(key): bal‧le‧ri‧na
Noun
ballerina
- (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
| Inflection of ballerina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ballerinainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | ballerinoin | |
| abessive | ballerinatta | ballerinoitta | |
| comitative | — | ballerinoineen | |
| Possessive forms of ballerina (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | ballerinani | ballerinamme |
| 2nd person | ballerinasi | ballerinanne |
| 3rd person | ballerinansa | |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bal.leˈri.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: bal‧le‧rì‧na
Norwegian Bokmål
Ballerina
Noun
ballerina m (definite singular ballerinaen, indefinite plural ballerinaer, definite plural ballerinaene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
ballerina f (definite singular ballerinaa, indefinite plural ballerinaer, definite plural ballerinaene)
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of ballerina | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ballerina | ballerinan | ballerinor | ballerinorna |
| Genitive | ballerinas | ballerinans | ballerinors | ballerinornas |
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