tênis

See also: tenis, Tenis, ténis, and teñís

Portuguese

Alternative forms

ténis (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from English tennis.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtẽ.nis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtẽ.niʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.nis/

Rhymes: -ẽnis
Hyphenation: tê‧nis

Noun

tênis m (invariable) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

(sports) tennis
(footwear) a trainer, sneaker

Derived terms

Further reading

“tênis”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“tênis”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026