τέχνη

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[edit] Ancient Greek

From Proto-Indo-European *teḱþ- (to plait, woodwork, carpenter). Cf. Sanskrit ... (takṣati), Avestan ... (tašaiti), Latin texo, tela, Proto-Germanic *þahsu-.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [tékʰnɛː]
  • (Koine): IPA: [tˈɛkʰneː]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [tˈexni]

[edit] Noun

τέχνη (genitive τέχνης) f, first declension; (tekhnē)

  1. craft, skill, trade
  2. art
  3. cunning, wile
  4. means

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Noun

τέχνη (téchni) f.,   plural τέχνες

  1. art, craftsmanship, style

[edit] Declension

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