Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

techno-

/tɛknoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: tech-no-
IPA: /tɛknoʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Relating to technology.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- Derived from Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-, “skill”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɛknoʊ/

Frequently Paired Words

techno

Questions

How do you pronounce techno-?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɛknoʊ/.
What does techno- mean?: Relating to technology.
Where does techno- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- Derived from Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-, “skill”).

How to pronounce techno-

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