balletomane

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French balletomane. Equivalent to ballet +‎ -o- +‎ -mane.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /bæˈlɛt.əˌmeɪn/, /bəˈlɛt.əˌmeɪn/

Noun

balletomane (plural balletomanes)

A ballet enthusiast.

Related terms

balletomania

Translations

a ballet enthusiast

French: balletomane (fr) m
German: Ballettomane (de) m
Polish: baletoman (pl) m
Spanish: balletómano m
Swedish: balettoman (sv) c

French

Etymology

From ballet +‎ -mane.

Noun

balletomane m or f by sense (plural balletomanes)

balletomane

Descendants

English: balletomane

Further reading

“balletomane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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