Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prima ballerina

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: pri-ma bal-le-ri-na
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The leading ballerina in a dance company.

Example Sentences

"This elaborate ballet is a little too long for a modern audience, the action is not always clear to those who do not understand the language of gesture, while the elaborate and extremely difficult movements of the prima ballerina lose part of the effect they made in the far-off days of Fanny Elssler and Lucile Grahn. When these great prime ballerine were to the fore, and Cerito and Taglioni were dancing, the various degrees of achievement in Italian ballet-dancing were well known and understood."

Etymology

From Italian.

Inflected Forms

prima ballerinas (plural)

Phrases

prima donna

Frequently Paired Words

prima donna

Questions

What does prima ballerina mean?: The leading ballerina in a dance company.
Where does prima ballerina come from?: From Italian.

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