cuneiforme

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)

cuneiform

Related terms

protocuneiforme

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural cuneiformi)

(anatomy) cuneiform, cuneiform bone
(writing) cuneiform

Synonyms

osso cuneiforme

Related terms

cuneo

Anagrams

fucineremo

Latin

Adjective

cuneifōrme

nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of cuneifōrmis

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cuneifōrmis (“cuneiform”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.nejˈfɔʁ.mi/ [ku.neɪ̯ˈfɔɦ.mi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ku.nejˈfɔɾ.mi/ [ku.neɪ̯ˈfɔɾ.mi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ku.nejˈfɔʁ.mi/ [ku.neɪ̯ˈfɔʁ.mi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.nejˈfɔɻ.me/ [ku.neɪ̯ˈfɔɻ.me]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.nɐjˈfɔɾ.mɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.nejˈfɔɾ.mɨ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.nejˈfɔɾ.mɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.neˈfɔɾ.mɨ/

Hyphenation: cu‧nei‧for‧me

Adjective

cuneiforme m or f (plural cuneiformes)

cuneiform; wedgelike
(not comparable) cuneiform (of the cuneiform script)

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural cuneiformes)

(anatomy) cuneiform bone
(uncountable) cuneiform script

Hypernyms

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

Related terms

cunha
cunho

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + -forme.

Adjective

cuneiforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural cuneiformes)

cuneiform

Derived terms

intercuneiforme

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural cuneiformes)

cuneiform

Further reading

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

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