тенис на маса

Bulgarian

Etymology

From те́нис (ténis, tennis) +‎ на (na, on) +‎ ма́са (mása, table), literally tennis on a table. Ultimately, derived from English table tennis, as the sport was invented in Britain. Possibly a calque of the English. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Compare also Portuguese tênis de mesa, Catalan tennis de taula, where the translations use words meaning “of”, rather than “on”—as in Bulgarian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛnis nɐ ˈmasɐ]
  • Hyphenation(key): те‧нис на ма‧са

Noun

те́нис на ма́са • (ténis na mása)

  1. table tennis
    Synonym: пинг-понг (ping-pong)
    Coordinate term: те́нис на корт (ténis na kort)

Declension

Declension of те́нис на ма́са
singular
indefinite те́нис на ма́са
ténis na mása
definite
(subject form)
те́нисът на ма́са
ténisǎt na mása
definite
(object form)
те́ниса на ма́са
ténisa na mása