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τένις
tennis /ˈte.nis/
nounC1#3112 most common
Example sentences
Παίζω τένις.
I play tennis.
Μου αρέσει να παίζω τένις το Σαββατοκύριακο.
I like to play tennis on the weekend.
Ο αδελφός μου παίζει τένις κάθε Τρίτη στο γήπεδο της γειτονιάς.
My brother plays tennis every Tuesday at the neighborhood court.
Το τένις είναι ένα άθλημα που απαιτεί ταχύτητα, αντοχή και συγκέντρωση.
Tennis is a sport that demands speed, stamina, and concentration.
Η δημοτικότητα του τένις στην Ελλάδα αυξήθηκε σημαντικά μετά τις επιτυχίες Ελλήνων αθλητών στο εξωτερικό.
The popularity of tennis in Greece rose sharply after the success of Greek athletes abroad.
Παρά τους τραυματισμούς που ταλάνισαν την καριέρα του, ο πρωταθλητής παρέμεινε πιστός στο τένις μέχρι τα τελευταία του χρόνια.
Despite the injuries that plagued his career, the champion stayed loyal to tennis until his final years.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το τένις | — |
| Genitive | του τένις | — |
| Accusative | το τένις | — |
| Vocative | τένις | — |
Word family
τενίσταςmale tennis player
τενίστριαfemale tennis player
επιτραπέζιο τένιςtable tennis
γήπεδο τένιςtennis court
Etymology
Greek borrowed the word directly from English "tennis" in the twentieth century, along with the sport itself. English "tennis" in turn comes from Anglo-Norman French "tenez", the imperative "hold!" or "receive!", which servers called out before striking the ball. That French word descends from Latin "tenere", to hold. As a recent loanword, Greek treats it as an indeclinable neuter noun rather than fitting it into native declension patterns.
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