Dictionary

ballerina en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ballerina.

Meanings

1. (nonstandard, often) A ballet dancer (unisex term) ▸ A female ballet dancer.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, nonstandard, often) A ballet dancer (unisex term) ▸ A female ballet dancer. ▸ Ellipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”).
   alt of prima ballerina
3. (nonstandard, uncommon) A ballet dancer (unisex term) ▸ A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.
4. A ballet flat shoe.

Forms

Deriveds

ballerinadom · ballerinalike · gallerina · prima ballerina

Relateds

ballerino

Synonyms

prima ballerina · prima · prima donna

Translations (60)

nb ballerina (the star female ballet dancer) · ru балери́на (female ballet dancer) · id balerina (female ballet dancer) · nn ballerina (female ballet dancer) · de Ballettänzerin (female ballet dancer) · sh balerína (female ballet dancer) · sv balettdansös (female ballet dancer) · bg балетист (male ballet dancer) · nb primaballerina (the star female ballet dancer) · ja バレリーナ (female ballet dancer) · da primaballerina (the star female ballet dancer) · mi kaiori hiteki (female ballet dancer) · fr ballerine (female ballet dancer) · sv prima ballerina (the star female ballet dancer) · pl primabalerina (the star female ballet dancer) · sv balettdansör (male ballet dancer) · be балеры́на (female ballet dancer) · de Ballerina (female ballet dancer) · ro balerină (female ballet dancer) · cmn 芭蕾舞演員 /芭蕾舞演员 (female ballet dancer) · nb ballettdanserinne (female ballet dancer) · pl balerina (female ballet dancer) · sq balerinë (female ballet dancer) · nb ballerina (female ballet dancer) · is ballettdansmær (female ballet dancer) · pt bailarina (female ballet dancer) · uz balerina (female ballet dancer) · fi ballerina (female ballet dancer) · ga cailín bailé (female ballet dancer) · cmn 芭蕾舞女演員 /芭蕾舞女演员 (female ballet dancer) · bg балери́на (female ballet dancer) · it ballerina (female ballet dancer) · nb ballerinadanser (male ballet dancer) · th นักบัลเลต์ (female ballet dancer) · hu balerina (female ballet dancer) · cs balerína (female ballet dancer) · uk балери́на (female ballet dancer) · da balletdanser (male ballet dancer) · fi balettitanssijatar (female ballet dancer) · es bailarina (female ballet dancer) · sv ballerina (female ballet dancer) · ca ballarina (female ballet dancer) · da ballerina (female ballet dancer) · pl baletnik (male ballet dancer) · cs baletka (female ballet dancer) · pl baletnica (female ballet dancer) · az balerina (female ballet dancer) · nl ballerina (female ballet dancer) · ko 발레리나 (female ballet dancer) · sh балери́на (female ballet dancer) · ar بَالِيرِينَا (female ballet dancer) · crh balerina (female ballet dancer) · ro baletistă (female ballet dancer) · fa بالِرین (female ballet dancer) · ar رَاقِصَة بَالِيه (female ballet dancer) · bg примабалерина (the star female ballet dancer) · el μπαλαρίνα (female ballet dancer) · tr balerin (female ballet dancer) · da solodanser (male ballet dancer) · sk balerína (female ballet dancer)