Re: Tech Gender (and finally, what does Tech mean?)

On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Daniel A. Wier wrote:

> Hey hey, things are falling into place real well.  Now the name Techia/Tech
> has real meaning: it comes from the word _t'eqme_ 'to crown, anoint one's
> head', so the name is something like 'crowned ones' or 'anointed ones'.  So
> the exact pronunciation of the nation is [t'Eqiy@] or [t'eXiy@]
LOL! I always thought it was because it's a technologically oriented
culture :-)

> Gender isn't just what distinguishes female from male, and both from neuter;
> there is a true meaning to gender.  Masculine usually indicates initiator or
> the 'sower of seed'; feminine marks completor or 'the grower of seed' (i.e.
> the earth).  Neuter is typically the end product: the 'seed' itself.
I like that! It's like a detailed interpretation of different degrees
of animacy - what about things that are none of these, like "wind"?
Or is that a product of something?

   Irina

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