techna

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See also: tęchną

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē, “craft, skill; cunning, wile”).

Pronunciation

Noun

techna f (genitive technae); first declension

  1. A piece of craft or subtlety
  2. wile, trick, artifice, cunning device

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative techna technae
genitive technae technārum
dative technae technīs
accusative technam technās
ablative technā technīs
vocative techna technae

References

  • “techna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • techna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • techna in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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