Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balletic

/ˌbəˈlɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
bal-let-ic
IPA
/ˌbəˈlɛtɪk/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or suitable for ballet.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Late Latin ballāre Italian ballare Italian ballo Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Italian -etto Italian ballettobor. French balletbor. English ballet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English balletic From ballet + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more balletic (comparative) most balletic (superlative)

Derived Forms

balletically nonballetic unballetic

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce balletic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbəˈlɛtɪk/.
What does balletic mean?
Pertaining to or suitable for ballet.
Where does balletic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Late Latin ballāre Italian ballare Italian ballo Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Italian -etto Italian ballettobor. French balletbor. English ballet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English balletic From ballet + -ic.

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