cuneiforme

See also: cuneïforme and cunéiforme

Italian

Etymology

cuneo +‎ -forme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.nei̯ˈfor.me/, [kun̺ei̯ˈfor̺me]
• Hyphenation: cu‧nei‧fór‧me

Adjective

1. cuneiform

Related terms

• protocuneiforme

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural cuneiformi)

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

Synonyms

• osso cuneiforme

Related terms

• cuneo

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) cuneifōrme

1. nominative neuter singular of cuneifōrmis
2. accusative neuter singular of cuneifōrmis
3. vocative neuter singular of cuneifōrmis

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cuneiformis (“cuneiform”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌku.nej.ˈfɔɻ.me/

Adjective

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

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural s)

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

Hypernyms

• (cuneiform bone): osso
• (cuneiform script): escrita

Related terms

• cunha
• cunho

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + -forme.

Adjective

cuneiforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural cuneiformes)

1. cuneiform

Derived terms

• intercuneiforme

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural cuneiformes)

1. cuneiform

Further reading

• “cuneiforme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014