prima ballerinan.

Brit.

/ˌpriːmə ˌbaləˈriːnə/, U.S.

/ˈprimə ˌbæləˈrinə/

Inflections: Plural prime ballerine, prima ballerinas.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian prima ballerina.

Etymology: Apparently < Italian prima ballerina (not dated in dictionaries of Italian, but compare primo ballerino primo ballerino n.) < prima , feminine of primo first (see prime adj. and adv.) + ballerina ballerina n. Compare prima n.²In plural form prime ballerine after the Italian plural form.

Ballet.

1. The leading ballerina of a ballet company; a ballerina of great skill and renown. Cf. première danseuse n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > ballet-dancer > leading dancer

premier danseur1822

première danseuse1822

coryphée1828

primo ballerino1840

prima ballerina1864

première1867

etoile1922

1864 R. I. Murchison Wanderings in Russia (2004) 178 All the danseuses were Russians. The prima ballerina was a little agile thing, very graceful.

1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 18 Feb. 190/1 Engaged as prima ballerina, she now had an establishment of her own.

1881 Catholic World Nov. 191 He would then watch the prima ballerina's feats with great interest.

1912 J. E. C. Flitch Mod. Dancing iv. 62 At the Alhambra..the dancing of the prime ballerine, almost all of whom were foreign, left little to be desired.

1958 Times 13 Sept. 10/5 Her Giselle was a fragile, vulnerable creature, excessively shy, and bearing no mark of the prima ballerina.

1995 New Yorker 27 Mar. 80/1 Bessmertnova..continued serene and unchallenged as the company's prima ballerina.

2. figurative and in extended use. A self-important or temperamental person. Also: a person or thing that takes a leading role, or is considered among the best in a particular field; a star performer. Cf. prima donna n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is self important

bug1536

his nibs1821

panjandrum1825

prima ballerina1923

I AM1926

cheese1965

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important

moreOE

firstc1275

principala1393

chiefa1400

main chance1577

forefront1589

principal verb1602

centre of gravity1718

avatar1859

main stem1900

Big Apple1909

prima ballerina1923

centrepiece1937

the mind > emotion > pride > self-importance > [noun] > person

bug1536

bladder1579

God almighty1632

cockalorumc1796

his nibs1821

prima donna1834

fly on the (coach-)wheel1840

high muck-a-muck1856

nobs1877

high muckety-muck1882

muckamuck1883

Pooh Bah1886

prima ballerina1923

I AM1926

muckety-muck1927

Pooter1957

cheese1965

1923 O. M. Sayler Our Amer. Theatre xx. 247 The actor, whether the actor resents it or not, as premier clown, prima donna, prima ballerina.

1940 Public Opinion Q. Sept. 441 Their absence was compensated by increasingly extravagant attacks on living figures: Churchill, ‘the dying swan,’ Chamberlain, ‘the old prima ballerina’.

1954 Economist 11 Sept. 1/1 The new prima ballerina, the supersonic P.1 fighter, has not turned up this week at rehearsals.

1975 N. Luard Robespierre Serial xvi. 146 I'm right with you however our prima ballerina responds. But what the hell are you going to tell him?

2004 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 14 Mar. (Features/Travel section) 118 A couple of sea lion pals would be prima ballerinas in a delicate underwater dance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prima ballerina
释义	prima ballerinan. Brit. /ˌpriːmə ˌbaləˈriːnə/, U.S. /ˈprimə ˌbæləˈrinə/ Inflections: Plural prime ballerine, prima ballerinas. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian prima ballerina. Etymology: Apparently < Italian prima ballerina (not dated in dictionaries of Italian, but compare primo ballerino primo ballerino n.) < prima , feminine of primo first (see prime adj. and adv.) + ballerina ballerina n. Compare prima n.²In plural form prime ballerine after the Italian plural form. Ballet. 1. The leading ballerina of a ballet company; a ballerina of great skill and renown. Cf. première danseuse n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > ballet-dancer > leading dancer premier danseur1822 première danseuse1822 coryphée1828 primo ballerino1840 prima ballerina1864 première1867 etoile1922 1864 R. I. Murchison Wanderings in Russia (2004) 178 All the danseuses were Russians. The prima ballerina was a little agile thing, very graceful. 1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 18 Feb. 190/1 Engaged as prima ballerina, she now had an establishment of her own. 1881 Catholic World Nov. 191 He would then watch the prima ballerina's feats with great interest. 1912 J. E. C. Flitch Mod. Dancing iv. 62 At the Alhambra..the dancing of the prime ballerine, almost all of whom were foreign, left little to be desired. 1958 Times 13 Sept. 10/5 Her Giselle was a fragile, vulnerable creature, excessively shy, and bearing no mark of the prima ballerina. 1995 New Yorker 27 Mar. 80/1 Bessmertnova..continued serene and unchallenged as the company's prima ballerina. 2. figurative and in extended use. A self-important or temperamental person. Also: a person or thing that takes a leading role, or is considered among the best in a particular field; a star performer. Cf. prima donna n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is self important bug1536 his nibs1821 panjandrum1825 prima ballerina1923 I AM1926 cheese1965 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important moreOE firstc1275 principala1393 chiefa1400 main chance1577 forefront1589 principal verb1602 centre of gravity1718 avatar1859 main stem1900 Big Apple1909 prima ballerina1923 centrepiece1937 the mind > emotion > pride > self-importance > [noun] > person bug1536 bladder1579 God almighty1632 cockalorumc1796 his nibs1821 prima donna1834 fly on the (coach-)wheel1840 high muck-a-muck1856 nobs1877 high muckety-muck1882 muckamuck1883 Pooh Bah1886 prima ballerina1923 I AM1926 muckety-muck1927 Pooter1957 cheese1965 1923 O. M. Sayler Our Amer. Theatre xx. 247 The actor, whether the actor resents it or not, as premier clown, prima donna, prima ballerina. 1940 Public Opinion Q. Sept. 441 Their absence was compensated by increasingly extravagant attacks on living figures: Churchill, ‘the dying swan,’ Chamberlain, ‘the old prima ballerina’. 1954 Economist 11 Sept. 1/1 The new prima ballerina, the supersonic P.1 fighter, has not turned up this week at rehearsals. 1975 N. Luard Robespierre Serial xvi. 146 I'm right with you however our prima ballerina responds. But what the hell are you going to tell him? 2004 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 14 Mar. (Features/Travel section) 118 A couple of sea lion pals would be prima ballerinas in a delicate underwater dance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864
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