ballet

English

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Etymology

From French ballet, from Italian balletto (“short dance, ballet”), diminutive form of ballo (“ball”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbæl.eɪ/, SAMPA: /"b{l.eI/
• Rhymes: -æleɪ

Noun

ballet (plural ballets)

1. A classical form of dance.
2. A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.

Derived terms

• ballet dancer
• ballet flats
• ballet music

Translations

classical form of dance

Arabic: باليه (ar) (baaliih) Armenian: բալետ (hy) (balet) Belarusian: балет (be) (balét) m. Bengali: ব্যালে (bn) (byālē) Bulgarian: балет (bg) (balét) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 芭蕾舞 (cmn) (bālěiwǔ), 舞劇 (cmn), 舞剧 (cmn) (wǔjù) Czech: balet (cs) m. Danish: ballet (da) c. Dutch: ballet (nl) Finnish: baletti (fi) French: ballet (fr) m. Georgian: ბალეტი (ka) (baleti) German: Ballett (de) n. Greek: μπαλλέτο (el) (balléto) Greenlandic: balletti (kl) Hebrew: בלט (he) Hindi: बैले (hi) (bailē) Icelandic: ballett (is) m., listdans (is) m., leikdans (is) m. Irish: bailé (ga) m. Italian: balletto (it) m.

Japanese: バレエ (ja) (barē) Korean: 발레 (ko) (balle) Macedonian: балет (mk) (balét) m. Persian: باله (fa) (bâle), رقص باله (fa) (raqs-e bâle) Polish: balet (pl) m. Portuguese: balé (pt) m. Romanian: balet (ro) n. Russian: балет (ru) (balét) m. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: балет (sh) m. Roman: balet (sh) m. Slovak: balet (sk) m. Slovene: balet (sl) m. Spanish: ballet (es) m., baile (es) m. Swedish: balett (sv) c. Thai: บัลเล่ย์ (th) (banlây), การเต้นบัลเล่ย์ (th) (gaandtên banlây), บัลเลต์ (th) (banlay), ระบำปลายเท้า (th) (rábam bplaaitáo) Ukrainian: балет (uk) (balét) m. Urdu: بیلی (ur) (bailē) Vietnamese: ba lê (vi), vở ballet (vi)

theatrical presentation of such dancing

Armenian: բալետ (hy) (balet) Czech: balet (cs) m. Danish: ballet (da) c. Finnish: baletti (fi) French: ballet (fr) m.

German: Ballett (de) n. Irish: bailé (ga) m. Russian: балет (ru) (balét) m. Swedish: balett (sv) c.

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Albanian: balet Catalan: ballet m. Crimean Tatar: balet Ido: baleto

Volapük: baolet

See also

• mime
• modern dancing

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Danish

Etymology

Either from French ballet or directly from Italian balletto, the diminutive form of ballo (“dance, ball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /balɛt/[b̥aˈlɛd̥]

Noun

ballet c. (singular definite balletten, plural indefinite balletter)

1. ballet

Inflection

    Inflection of ballet

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	ballet	balletten	balletter	balletterne
genitive	ballets	ballettens	balletters	balletternes

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French

Etymology

From Italian balletto.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /balɛ/, SAMPA: /balE/

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Noun

ballet m. (plural ballets)

1. ballet

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German

Verb

ballet

1. Second-person plural subjunctive I of ballen.

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Spanish

Noun

ballet m. (usually uncountable)

1. ballet