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.m(ɨ)/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.nejˈfɔɾ.m(ɨ)/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.neˈfɔɾ.m(ɨ)/
- 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 (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