Spitzentanz

German

Etymology

Spitze (“top, point”) +‎ Tanz (“dance”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪtsənˌtan(t)s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Spit‧zen‧tanz

Noun

Spitzentanz m (strong, genitive Spitzentanzes, plural Spitzentänze)

  1. (idiomatic, ballet) dance en pointe
  2. (non-idiomatic) professional dance; world-class dance; top dance

Declension

Declension of Spitzentanz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spitzentanz die Spitzentänze
genitive eines des Spitzentanzes der Spitzentänze
dative einem dem Spitzentanz, Spitzentanze1 den Spitzentänzen
accusative einen den Spitzentanz die Spitzentänze

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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