ballerinatossu

Finnish

Etymology

ballerina (“ballerina”) +‎ tossu (“slipper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑlːeri(ː)nɑˌtosːu/, [ˈbɑ̝lːe̞ˌri(ː)nɑ̝ˌt̪o̞s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -osːu
• Syllabification^(key): bal‧le‧ri‧na‧tos‧su

Noun

ballerinatossu

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

Usage notes

ballerinatossu and ballerinakenkä are used synonymously with the difference that the softer the sole, the more likely the shoe is called ballerinatossu.

Declension

Inflection of ballerinatossu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ballerinatossu	ballerinatossut
genitive		ballerinatossun	ballerinatossujen
partitive		ballerinatossua	ballerinatossuja
illative		ballerinatossuun	ballerinatossuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ballerinatossu	ballerinatossut
accusative	nom.	ballerinatossu	ballerinatossut
	gen.	ballerinatossun
genitive		ballerinatossun	ballerinatossujen
partitive		ballerinatossua	ballerinatossuja
inessive		ballerinatossussa	ballerinatossuissa
elative		ballerinatossusta	ballerinatossuista
illative		ballerinatossuun	ballerinatossuihin
adessive		ballerinatossulla	ballerinatossuilla
ablative		ballerinatossulta	ballerinatossuilta
allative		ballerinatossulle	ballerinatossuille
essive		ballerinatossuna	ballerinatossuina
translative		ballerinatossuksi	ballerinatossuiksi
abessive		ballerinatossutta	ballerinatossuitta
instructive		—	ballerinatossuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ballerinatossu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ballerinatossuni ballerinatossuni accusative nom. ballerinatossuni ballerinatossuni gen. ballerinatossuni genitive ballerinatossuni ballerinatossujeni partitive ballerinatossuani ballerinatossujani inessive ballerinatossussani ballerinatossuissani elative ballerinatossustani ballerinatossuistani illative ballerinatossuuni ballerinatossuihini adessive ballerinatossullani ballerinatossuillani ablative ballerinatossultani ballerinatossuiltani allative ballerinatossulleni ballerinatossuilleni essive ballerinatossunani ballerinatossuinani translative ballerinatossukseni ballerinatossuikseni abessive ballerinatossuttani ballerinatossuittani instructive — — comitative — ballerinatossuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ballerinatossusi ballerinatossusi accusative nom. ballerinatossusi ballerinatossusi gen. ballerinatossusi genitive ballerinatossusi ballerinatossujesi partitive ballerinatossuasi ballerinatossujasi inessive ballerinatossussasi ballerinatossuissasi elative ballerinatossustasi ballerinatossuistasi illative ballerinatossuusi ballerinatossuihisi adessive ballerinatossullasi ballerinatossuillasi ablative ballerinatossultasi ballerinatossuiltasi allative ballerinatossullesi ballerinatossuillesi essive ballerinatossunasi ballerinatossuinasi translative ballerinatossuksesi ballerinatossuiksesi abessive ballerinatossuttasi ballerinatossuittasi instructive — — comitative — ballerinatossuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ballerinatossumme ballerinatossumme accusative nom. ballerinatossumme ballerinatossumme gen. ballerinatossumme genitive ballerinatossumme ballerinatossujemme partitive ballerinatossuamme ballerinatossujamme inessive ballerinatossussamme ballerinatossuissamme elative ballerinatossustamme ballerinatossuistamme illative ballerinatossuumme ballerinatossuihimme adessive ballerinatossullamme ballerinatossuillamme ablative ballerinatossultamme ballerinatossuiltamme allative ballerinatossullemme ballerinatossuillemme essive ballerinatossunamme ballerinatossuinamme translative ballerinatossuksemme ballerinatossuiksemme abessive ballerinatossuttamme ballerinatossuittamme instructive — — comitative — ballerinatossuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ballerinatossunne ballerinatossunne accusative nom. ballerinatossunne ballerinatossunne gen. ballerinatossunne genitive ballerinatossunne ballerinatossujenne partitive ballerinatossuanne ballerinatossujanne inessive ballerinatossussanne ballerinatossuissanne elative ballerinatossustanne ballerinatossuistanne illative ballerinatossuunne ballerinatossuihinne adessive ballerinatossullanne ballerinatossuillanne ablative ballerinatossultanne ballerinatossuiltanne allative ballerinatossullenne ballerinatossuillenne essive ballerinatossunanne ballerinatossuinanne translative ballerinatossuksenne ballerinatossuiksenne abessive ballerinatossuttanne ballerinatossuittanne instructive — — comitative — ballerinatossuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ballerinatossunsa ballerinatossunsa accusative nom. ballerinatossunsa ballerinatossunsa gen. ballerinatossunsa genitive ballerinatossunsa ballerinatossujensa partitive ballerinatossuaan ballerinatossuansa ballerinatossujaan ballerinatossujansa inessive ballerinatossussaan ballerinatossussansa ballerinatossuissaan ballerinatossuissansa elative ballerinatossustaan ballerinatossustansa ballerinatossuistaan ballerinatossuistansa illative ballerinatossuunsa ballerinatossuihinsa adessive ballerinatossullaan ballerinatossullansa ballerinatossuillaan ballerinatossuillansa ablative ballerinatossultaan ballerinatossultansa ballerinatossuiltaan ballerinatossuiltansa allative ballerinatossulleen ballerinatossullensa ballerinatossuilleen ballerinatossuillensa essive ballerinatossunaan ballerinatossunansa ballerinatossuinaan ballerinatossuinansa translative ballerinatossukseen ballerinatossuksensa ballerinatossuikseen ballerinatossuiksensa abessive ballerinatossuttaan ballerinatossuttansa ballerinatossuittaan ballerinatossuittansa instructive — — comitative — ballerinatossuineen ballerinatossuinensa

Synonyms

• ballerina

Further reading

• “ballerinatossu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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