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 m or f by sense (plural cuneiformi)

1. cuneiform

Related terms

• protocuneiforme

Noun

cuneiforme m (plural cuneiformi)

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

Synonyms

• osso cuneiforme

Related terms

• cuneo

Anagrams

• fucineremo

Latin

Adjective

cuneifōrme

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of cuneifōrmis

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin cuneus

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Latin fōrma

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.?

Proto-Italic *-is

Latin -is

Latin -fōrmis

Latin cuneifōrmislbor.

Portuguese cuneiforme

Learned borrowing from Latin cuneifōrmis (“cuneiform”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.nejˈfɔʁ.mi/ [ku.neɪ̯ˈfɔɦ.mi]

• (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]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ku.nejˈfɔɻ.mi/ [ku.neɪ̯ˈfɔɻ.mi]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.nɐjˈfɔɾ.mɨ/

• (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)

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

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

Related terms

• cunha
• cunho

Further reading

• “cuneiforme”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cuneiforme”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + -forme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuneiˈfoɾme/ [ku.nei̯ˈfoɾ.me]
• Rhymes: -oɾme
• Syllabification: cu‧nei‧for‧me

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026