English

Noun

ballerina ‎(plural ballerinas)

1. A female ballet dancer.
2. The star female ballet performer in the company.
3. (less common, sometimes derogatory) A male ballet dancer.
4. 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.

Translations

Finnish

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bal‧le‧ri‧na

Noun

ballerina

1. ballerina (female ballet dancer)
2. ballet flat, dolly flat (type of women's shoes, with a very low heel, low sides and covering only the toes)

Declension

Synonyms

• (dancer): balettitanssijatar
• (shoe): ballerinakenkä, ballerinatossu

Derived terms

• ballerinakenkä
• ballerinatossu

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin ballāre, borrowed from, or related to, Ancient Greek βαλλίζω ‎(ballízō), from Proto-Indo-European *bal- ‎(“to shake, to dance”).

Adjective

ballerina

1. feminine singular of ballerino

Noun

ballerina f ‎(plural ballerine, masculine ballerino)

1. dancer, ballet dancer

ballerina f ‎(plural ballerine)

1. pump (shoe)
2. wagtail

Synonyms

• (wagtail): cutrettola, batticoda

Derived terms

• ballerina bianca
• ballerina di fila
• ballerina gialla
• prima ballerina

Related terms

• ballare
• ballo

Swedish

Noun

ballerina c

1. ballerina

Declension