ballerinakenkä

== Finnish == === Etymology === ballerina (“ballerina”) +‎ kenkä (“shoe”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑlːeri(ː)nɑˌkeŋkæ/, [ˈbɑ̝lːe̞ri(ː)nɑ̝ˌk̟e̞ŋk̟æ] Rhymes: -eŋkæ Syllabification(key): bal‧le‧ri‧na‧ken‧kä Hyphenation(key): bal‧le‧rina‧kenkä === Noun === ballerinakenkä ballet flat (type of women's shoes, with a very low heel, low sides and covering only the toes) ==== Usage notes ==== ballerinakenkä and ballerinatossu are used synonymously with the difference that the softer the sole, the more likely the shoe is called ballerinatossu. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ballerina === Further reading === “ballerinakenkä”, 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