tekniska

Tekniska is a Swedish adjective meaning technical or related to technology, technique, engineering, or applied sciences. It is used to describe things that involve technology, such as equipment, systems, processes, or knowledge. The word appears in technical writing, education, industry, and everyday language.

Inflection and usage. Tekniska is used with plural nouns, as in tekniska system or tekniska krav. In the definite neuter singular form it appears as det tekniska problemet. The base forms are teknisk (indefinite singular common gender) and tekniskt (indefinite singular neuter). Examples include tekniska ritningar (technical drawings) and det tekniska problemet (the technical problem).

Etymology. Tekniska derives from teknisk, itself from the Greek techne (art, craft) via Latin technicus and French technique. The lineage is common in many European languages and reflects the term’s association with applied science and engineering.

Usage in context. The term is widespread in engineering, information technology, design, and science disciplines, and also occurs in everyday phrases describing technical aspects or requirements. In proper names, Tekniska is capitalized, as in Tekniska museet (the Technical Museum) in Stockholm or Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (The Royal Institute of Technology).

Related terms. Related Swedish terms include teknisk (the masculine/feminine singular form), teknik (technique, technology), and teknologi (technology in a broader sense).