different between dancer vs pirouette

English

Alternative forms

• dauncer, dawncer (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??ns.?(?)/, /?dæns.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -??ns?(?), -ænse(?)

Noun

dancer (plural dancers)

1. A person who dances, usually as a job or profession.

   Synonym: stepper

2. (euphemistic) A stripper.

   Synonym: exotic dancer

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• dancing

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (dans?)

Translations

Anagrams

• Carden, ancred, cedarn, craned, nacred, narced

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French dancier (“to dance”).

Verb

dancer

1. to dance

Conjugation

• As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Old French

Verb

dancer

1. Alternative form of dancier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

English

Etymology

From French pirouette.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?.????t/, /?p?.?u???t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p?.???w?t/, /?p?.?u???t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

pirouette (plural pirouettes)

1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
2. The whirling about of a horse.

Translations

Verb

pirouette (third-person singular simple present pirouettes, present participle pirouetting, simple past and past participle pirouetted)

1. (intransitive) To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer.

Translations

Further reading

• Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pirouette (dressage) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pi.ru??.t?/
• Hyphenation: pi?rou?et?te
• Rhymes: -?t?

Noun

pirouette f (plural pirouettes or pirouetten)

1. pirouette

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.?w?t/

Etymology 1

Alteration of pirouelle, perhaps after girouette.

Noun

pirouette f (plural pirouettes)

1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
2. (sports, equestrians) A whirling volt movement made by a horse.

Derived terms

• pirouetter

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

pirouette

1. first-person singular present indicative of pirouetter
2. third-person singular present indicative of pirouetter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of pirouetter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of pirouetter
5. second-person singular imperative of pirouetter

Further reading

• “pirouette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• Vocabulaire de la danse classique on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr