ἄτεχνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-) +‎ τέχνη (tékhnē) +‎ -νος (-nos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἄτεχνος • (átekhnosm or f (neuter ἄτεχνον); second declension

  1. unskilled, untalented, unartistic, uncreative, unimaginative
    Antonyms: ἔντεχνος (éntekhnos), τεχνίτης (tekhnítēs), τεχνικός (tekhnikós)
  2. unprofessional, unworkmanlike, ignorant of the rules of art
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, De Fracturis 30:
      αἰσχρὸν γὰρ καὶ ἄτεχνον μηχανοποιέοντα ἀμηχανοποιέεσθαι.
      aiskhròn gàr kaì átekhnon mēkhanopoiéonta amēkhanopoiéesthai.
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Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: άτεχνος (átechnos)

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