Тетрис

Russian

Etymology

Coined by the creator of the game Alexey Pajitnov from the Greek numerical prefix тетра- (tetra-, “tetra-”) (as all of the game’s pieces contain four segments) and те́ннис (tɛ́nnis, “tennis”), his favourite/favorite sport.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛtrʲɪs] (phonetic respelling: Тэ́трис)

Proper noun

Те́трис • (Tɛ́tris) m inan (genitive Те́триса)

  1. (video games) Tetris

Declension

Declension of Те́трис (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Те́трис
Tɛ́tris
genitive Те́триса
Tɛ́trisa
dative Те́трису
Tɛ́trisu
accusative Те́трис
Tɛ́tris
instrumental Те́трисом
Tɛ́trisom
prepositional Те́трисе
Tɛ́trise

Descendants

  • → English: Tetris
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