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tenis
tennis /ˈte.nis/
noun#4581 most common
Example sentences
Eu joc tenis.
I play tennis.
Îmi place tenisul de masă.
I like table tennis.
Ea joacă tenis în fiecare weekend.
She plays tennis every weekend.
Am fost la un meci de tenis foarte interesant.
I went to a very interesting tennis match.
Antrenorul de tenis i-a recomandat să își schimbe racheta.
The tennis coach recommended she change her racket.
Deși tenisul de câmp a apărut în secolul al XIX-lea, popularitatea sa a crescut exponențial odată cu transmisiunile televizate.
Although lawn tennis emerged in the 19th century, its popularity grew exponentially with televised broadcasts.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tenis / tenisul | - |
| Genitive | tenisului | - |
| Accusative | tenis / tenisul | - |
| Vocative | - | - |
Word family
tenismanmale tennis player
tenismenăfemale tennis player
tenis de masătable tennis
teren de tenistennis court
pantofi de tenistennis shoes
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "tenis" directly from French "tennis" (also reinforced by English) in the late 19th or early 20th century, as the sport spread across Europe. The English word itself traces back to Anglo-Norman "tenez", the imperative of "tenir" (to hold), which a server called out to warn the opponent before striking the ball in the medieval game of real tennis. "Tenir" descends from Latin "tenere", to hold.
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