hi-tech

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English

Etymology

From hi (adjective) +‎ tech.

Noun

hi-tech (uncountable)

  1. Short for high technology.

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Adjective

hi-tech

  1. (informal) Of, or using high technology.
    • 2011, Mick Herron, Slow Horses:
      River hadn't laid eyes on Hobden before, but this had to be him: average height, thinning brownish hair, look of terror as he turned to face this new intrusion even while crushed in an arm-lock by the previous invader, the achiever—except this wasn't an achiever: he was blackclad, wore a balaclava, had a utility belt round his waist, but the ensemble lacked the hi-tech tailoring of the genuine article.
    • 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68:
      The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.

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Finnish

Etymology

< English hi-tech

Pronunciation

Noun

hi-tech

  1. high technology
    Synonym: korkea teknologia
  2. (as modifier in compound terms) hi-tech
    Synonym: korkean teknologian
    hi-tech-teollisuushi-tech industry

Declension

Inflection of hi-tech (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative hi-tech hi-techit
genitive hi-techin hi-techien
partitive hi-techiä hi-techejä
illative hi-techiin hi-techeihin
singular plural
nominative hi-tech hi-techit
accusative nom. hi-tech hi-techit
gen. hi-techin
genitive hi-techin hi-techien
partitive hi-techiä hi-techejä
inessive hi-techissä hi-techeissä
elative hi-techistä hi-techeistä
illative hi-techiin hi-techeihin
adessive hi-techillä hi-techeillä
ablative hi-techiltä hi-techeiltä
allative hi-techille hi-techeille
essive hi-techinä hi-techeinä
translative hi-techiksi hi-techeiksi
abessive hi-techittä hi-techeittä
instructive hi-techein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hi-tech (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hi-techini hi-techini
accusative nom. hi-techini hi-techini
gen. hi-techini
genitive hi-techini hi-techieni
partitive hi-techiäni hi-techejäni
inessive hi-techissäni hi-techeissäni
elative hi-techistäni hi-techeistäni
illative hi-techiini hi-techeihini
adessive hi-techilläni hi-techeilläni
ablative hi-techiltäni hi-techeiltäni
allative hi-techilleni hi-techeilleni
essive hi-techinäni hi-techeinäni
translative hi-techikseni hi-techeikseni
abessive hi-techittäni hi-techeittäni
instructive
comitative hi-techeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hi-techisi hi-techisi
accusative nom. hi-techisi hi-techisi
gen. hi-techisi
genitive hi-techisi hi-techiesi
partitive hi-techiäsi hi-techejäsi
inessive hi-techissäsi hi-techeissäsi
elative hi-techistäsi hi-techeistäsi
illative hi-techiisi hi-techeihisi
adessive hi-techilläsi hi-techeilläsi
ablative hi-techiltäsi hi-techeiltäsi
allative hi-techillesi hi-techeillesi
essive hi-techinäsi hi-techeinäsi
translative hi-techiksesi hi-techeiksesi
abessive hi-techittäsi hi-techeittäsi
instructive
comitative hi-techeinesi

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