"techna" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈtɛkʰ.na] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtɛk.na] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē, “craft, skill; cunning, wile”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der|grc:τέχνη<t:craft, skill; cunning, wile>|text=+|title=techna|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "craft, skill; cunning, wile", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "τέχνη", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "techna", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="techna"> Derived from Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē, “craft, skill; cunning, wile”)., {{ety|la|:der|grc:τέχνη<t:craft, skill; cunning, wile>|text=+|title=techna|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē)der. Latin techna Derived from Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē, “craft, skill; cunning, wile”). Head templates: {{la-noun|techna<1>}} techna f (genitive technae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|techna<1>}} Forms: technae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], techna [nominative, singular], technae [nominative, plural], technae [genitive, singular], technārum [genitive, plural], technae [dative, singular], technīs [dative, plural], technam [accusative, singular], technās [accusative, plural], technā [ablative, singular], technīs [ablative, plural], techna [singular, vocative], technae [plural, vocative], techina [alternative]
  1. A piece of craft or subtlety Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-techna-la-noun-gO7KS~fv Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 48 52
  2. wile, trick, artifice, cunning device Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-techna-la-noun-1stapOHA Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 23 77 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 23 77 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 94

Inflected forms

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