теннисист

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Russian

Etymology

From те́ннис (tɛ́nnis, tennis) +‎ -и́ст (-íst, -ist). Compare Ukrainian теніси́ст (tenisýst) and Belarusian тэнісі́ст (tenisíst).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: тэнниси́ст)
  • Rhymes: -ist
  • Hyphenation: тен‧ни‧сист

Noun

тенниси́ст (tɛnnisístm anim (genitive тенниси́ста, nominative plural тенниси́сты, genitive plural тенниси́стов, feminine тенниси́стка)

  1. tennis player

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: թենիսիստ (tʻenisist)

Further reading

  • теннисист in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru