French word

tennistique

Pronunciation

IPA/tɛnistik/

Meaning

  • adjectivetennis

Example

Il regarde un documentaire tennistique à la télévision.

He is watching a tennis documentary on television.

Illustration for tennistique (tennis)

More examples

Le public a discuté du style tennistique du vainqueur.

The audience discussed the winner's tennis style.

Core concept

A tennis match with its court, rackets, and balls.

Similar words

sportif: Relating to sports in general and their activities or qualities.

Definition in French

Qui se rapporte au tennis, à sa pratique ou à son matériel.

Word origin

Tennistique is a French formation from tennis and the adjective-forming suffix -istique, used for relations to a field or activity.

Usage tips

  • In ordinary noun phrases, de tennis is often more natural than tennistique, while tennistique suits formal or specialized writing.

Related words

  • tennistetennis playernoun

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