# ballerina
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ballerina.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* 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

* ballerinadom
* ballerinalike
* gallerina
* prima ballerina

#### Related terms

* ballerino

#### Translations
### Further reading

* “ballerina”, in Collins English Dictionary.
* “ballerina”, in Merriam-Webster 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: /bɑ.ləˈri.naː/
* Audio:(file)
* 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: /ˈbɑlːeri(ː)nɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝lːe̞ˌri(ː)nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -inɑ
* Hyphenation: 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

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 ballerinaini $^{rare}$
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 ballerinaisi $^{rare}$
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 ballerinaimme $^{rare}$
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 ballerinainne $^{rare}$
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 ballerinainsa $^{rare}$
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

* ballerinakenkä
* ballerinatossu

### Further reading

* “ballerina”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* ballerina bianca
* ballerina di fila
* ballerina gialla
* prima ballerina

## 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

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | ballerina | ballerinas |
| singular | definite | ballerinan | ballerinans |
| plural | indefinite | ballerinor | ballerinors |
| plural | definite | ballerinorna | ballerinornas |