See also: tęchną

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

techna f (genitive technae); first declension

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

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative techna technae
Genitive technae technārum
Dative technae technīs
Accusative technam technās
Ablative technā technīs
Vocative techna technae

References edit

  • 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[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016