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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): (phonetic respelling: Тэ́трис)
Proper noun
Те́трис • (Tɛ́tris) m inan (genitive Те́триса)
- (video games) Tetris
Declension
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singular
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| nominative
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Те́трис
Tɛ́tris
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| genitive
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Те́триса
Tɛ́trisa
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| dative
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Те́трису
Tɛ́trisu
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| accusative
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Те́трис
Tɛ́tris
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| instrumental
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Те́трисом
Tɛ́trisom
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| prepositional
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Те́трисе
Tɛ́trise
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