techna

See also: tęchną

Latin

Alternative forms

• techina

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtekʰ.na/, [ˈt̪ɛkʰnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtek.na/, [ˈt̪ɛknä]

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