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 sport.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛtrʲɪs] (phonetic respelling: Тэ́трис)
Noun
Те́трис • (Tɛ́tris) m inan (genitive Те́триса, uncountable)
- (video games) Tetris
Declension
Declension of Те́трис (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
singular | |
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nominative | Те́трис Tɛ́tris |
genitive | Те́триса Tɛ́trisa |
dative | Те́трису Tɛ́trisu |
accusative | Те́трис Tɛ́tris |
instrumental | Те́трисом Tɛ́trisom |
prepositional | Те́трисе Tɛ́trise |