ballerina

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ballerina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Noun

ballerina (plural ballerinas or ballerine)

  1. (nonstandard) A ballet dancer (unisex term)
    1. (often) A female ballet dancer.
      1. Ellipsis of prima ballerina. The star female ballet performer in the company.
        Synonyms: prima ballerina, prima donna, prima
    2. (less common, nonstandard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino
  2. A ballet flat shoe.

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

a ballet flat shoe — see ballet flat

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian ballerina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑlːeri(ː)nɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -inɑ
  • Syllabification(key): bal‧le‧ri‧na

Noun

ballerina

  1. (dance) ballerina (female ballet dancer)
    Synonym: balettitanssijatar
  2. 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
abessive ballerinatta ballerinoitta
instructive — ballerinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ballerina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ballerinani ballerinani
accusative nom. ballerinani ballerinani
gen. ballerinani
genitive ballerinani ballerinojeni
ballerinainirare
partitive ballerinaani ballerinojani
inessive ballerinassani ballerinoissani
elative ballerinastani ballerinoistani
illative ballerinaani ballerinoihini
adessive ballerinallani ballerinoillani
ablative ballerinaltani ballerinoiltani
allative ballerinalleni ballerinoilleni
essive ballerinanani ballerinoinani
translative ballerinakseni ballerinoikseni
abessive ballerinattani ballerinoittani
instructive — —
comitative — ballerinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ballerinasi ballerinasi
accusative nom. ballerinasi ballerinasi
gen. ballerinasi
genitive ballerinasi ballerinojesi
ballerinaisirare
partitive ballerinaasi ballerinojasi
inessive ballerinassasi ballerinoissasi
elative ballerinastasi ballerinoistasi
illative ballerinaasi ballerinoihisi
adessive ballerinallasi ballerinoillasi
ablative ballerinaltasi ballerinoiltasi
allative ballerinallesi ballerinoillesi
essive ballerinanasi ballerinoinasi
translative ballerinaksesi ballerinoiksesi
abessive ballerinattasi ballerinoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — ballerinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ballerinamme ballerinamme
accusative nom. ballerinamme ballerinamme
gen. ballerinamme
genitive ballerinamme ballerinojemme
ballerinaimmerare
partitive ballerinaamme ballerinojamme
inessive ballerinassamme ballerinoissamme
elative ballerinastamme ballerinoistamme
illative ballerinaamme ballerinoihimme
adessive ballerinallamme ballerinoillamme
ablative ballerinaltamme ballerinoiltamme
allative ballerinallemme ballerinoillemme
essive ballerinanamme ballerinoinamme
translative ballerinaksemme ballerinoiksemme
abessive ballerinattamme ballerinoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — ballerinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ballerinanne ballerinanne
accusative nom. ballerinanne ballerinanne
gen. ballerinanne
genitive ballerinanne ballerinojenne
ballerinainnerare
partitive ballerinaanne ballerinojanne
inessive ballerinassanne ballerinoissanne
elative ballerinastanne ballerinoistanne
illative ballerinaanne ballerinoihinne
adessive ballerinallanne ballerinoillanne
ablative ballerinaltanne ballerinoiltanne
allative ballerinallenne ballerinoillenne
essive ballerinananne ballerinoinanne
translative ballerinaksenne ballerinoiksenne
abessive ballerinattanne ballerinoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — ballerinoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ballerinansa ballerinansa
accusative nom. ballerinansa ballerinansa
gen. ballerinansa
genitive ballerinansa ballerinojensa
ballerinainsarare
partitive ballerinaansa ballerinojaan
ballerinojansa
inessive ballerinassaan
ballerinassansa 		ballerinoissaan
ballerinoissansa
elative ballerinastaan
ballerinastansa 		ballerinoistaan
ballerinoistansa
illative ballerinaansa ballerinoihinsa
adessive ballerinallaan
ballerinallansa 		ballerinoillaan
ballerinoillansa
ablative ballerinaltaan
ballerinaltansa 		ballerinoiltaan
ballerinoiltansa
allative ballerinalleen
ballerinallensa 		ballerinoilleen
ballerinoillensa
essive ballerinanaan
ballerinanansa 		ballerinoinaan
ballerinoinansa
translative ballerinakseen
ballerinaksensa 		ballerinoikseen
ballerinoiksensa
abessive ballerinattaan
ballerinattansa 		ballerinoittaan
ballerinoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ballerinoineen
ballerinoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal.leˈri.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: bal‧le‧rì‧na

Adjective

ballerina

  1. feminine singular of ballerino

Noun

ballerina f (plural ballerine)

  1. female equivalent of ballerino (“dancer”)
  2. pump (shoe)
  3. wagtail
    Synonyms: batticoda, cutrettola

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Ballerina

Etymology

From Italian ballerina.

Noun

ballerina m (definite singular ballerinaen, indefinite plural ballerinaer, definite plural ballerinaene)

  1. (dance) a ballerina

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian ballerina.

Noun

ballerina f (definite singular ballerinaa, indefinite plural ballerinaer, definite plural ballerinaene)

  1. (dance) a ballerina

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Italian ballerina.

Noun

ballerina c

  1. (dance) ballerina

Declension

Declension of ballerina 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ballerina ballerinan ballerinor ballerinorna
Genitive ballerinas ballerinans ballerinors ballerinornas
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