tækni

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Etymology

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A neologism derived from tæki (a tool) +‎ -ni (nominal suffix). Phono-semantic matching of Danish teknik. Coined by Dr. Björn Bjarnason from Viðfjörður in 1912.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈtʰaihknɪ/

Noun

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tækni f (genitive singular tækni, no plural)

  1. technology
  2. technique
    Synonym: aðferð

Derived terms

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References

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  • Sapir, Yair, Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2008) “Icelandic: Phonosemantic matching”, in Judith Rosenhouse & Rotem Kowner, editors, Globally speaking: Motives for adopting English vocabulary in other languages[1], Clevedon-Buffalo-Toronto: Multilingual Matters, pages 19–43