English Explanatory Dictionary

ballerina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A ballet dancer (unisex term)
A female ballet dancer.
Ellipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”).
A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.
A ballet flat shoe.

Pronunciation

/ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ballerina.wav

Word forms

ballerina ballerinas ballerine

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ballerina.

Synonyms

Related words

ballerino

Derived words

ballerinadom ballerinalike gallerina prima ballerina

Translations

Albanian: balerinë Arabic: بَالِيرِينَا Arabic: رَاقِصَة بَالِيه Azerbaijani: balerina Belarusian: балеры́на Bulgarian: балери́на Bulgarian: примабалерина Bulgarian: балетист Catalan: ballarina Chinese Mandarin: 芭蕾舞演員 /芭蕾舞演员 Chinese Mandarin: 芭蕾舞女演員 /芭蕾舞女演员 Crimean Tatar: balerina Czech: balerína Czech: baletka Danish: ballerina Danish: primaballerina Danish: balletdanser Danish: solodanser Dutch: ballerina Finnish: balettitanssijatar Finnish: ballerina French: ballerine German: Ballerina German: Ballettänzerin Greek: μπαλαρίνα Hungarian: balerina Icelandic: ballettdansmær Indonesian: balerina Irish: cailín bailé Italian: ballerina Japanese: バレリーナ Korean: 발레리나 Māori: kaiori hiteki Norwegian Bokmål: ballerina Norwegian Bokmål: ballettdanserinne Norwegian Bokmål: primaballerina Norwegian Bokmål: ballerinadanser Norwegian Nynorsk: ballerina Persian: بالِرین Polish: balerina Polish: baletnica Portuguese: bailarina Romanian: balerină Romanian: baletistă Russian: балери́на Serbo-Croatian: балери́на Serbo-Croatian: balerína Slovak: balerína Spanish: bailarina Swedish: ballerina Swedish: balettdansös Swedish: prima ballerina Swedish: balettdansör Thai: นักบัลเลต์ Turkish: balerin Ukrainian: балери́на Uzbek: balerina

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