cuneiforme

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See also: cuneïforme and cunéiforme

Italian

Etymology

From cuneo +‎ -forme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.nejˈfor.me/
  • Rhymes: -orme
  • Hyphenation: cu‧nei‧fór‧me

Adjective

cuneiforme (plural cuneiformi)

  1. cuneiform

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural cuneiformi)

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  1. (anatomy) cuneiform, cuneiform bone
  2. (writing) cuneiform

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Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

cuneifōrme

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of cuneifōrmis

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cuneifōrmis (“cuneiform”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cu‧nei‧for‧me

Adjective

cuneiforme m or f (plural cuneiformes)

  1. cuneiform; wedgelike
  2. (not comparable) cuneiform (of the cuneiform script)

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural cuneiformes)

  1. (anatomy) cuneiform bone
  2. (uncountable) cuneiform script

Hypernyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + -forme.

Adjective

cuneiforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural cuneiformes)

  1. cuneiform

Derived terms

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural cuneiformes)

  1. cuneiform

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