ballerina

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian ballerina. === 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 (less common, nonstandard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino. 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 ==== === Further reading === “ballerina”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “ballerina”, in Merriam-Webster.com 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 == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian ballerina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑ.ləˈri.naː/ Hyphenation: bal‧le‧ri‧na Rhymes: -inaː === Noun === ballerina f (plural ballerina's, diminutive ballerinaatje n, masculine ballerino) ballerina == Finnish == === Etymology === From Italian ballerina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑlːeri(ː)nɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝lːe̞ˌri(ː)nɑ̝] Rhymes: -inɑ Syllabification(key): bal‧le‧ri‧na Hyphenation(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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “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 2 July 2023 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bal.leˈri.na/ Rhymes: -ina Hyphenation: bal‧le‧rì‧na === Adjective === ballerina feminine singular of ballerino === Noun === ballerina f (plural ballerine) female equivalent of ballerino (“dancer”) pump (shoe) wagtail Synonyms: batticoda, cutrettola ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Italian ballerina. === Noun === ballerina m (definite singular ballerinaen, indefinite plural ballerinaer, definite plural ballerinaene) (dance) a ballerina === References === “ballerina” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “ballerina” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Italian ballerina. === Noun === ballerina f (definite singular ballerinaa, indefinite plural ballerinaer, definite plural ballerinaene) (dance) a ballerina === References === “ballerina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Italian ballerina. === Noun === ballerina c (dance) ballerina ==== Declension ====