cuneiform en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /kjuˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔɹm/ (General-American)
- /ˈkju.nɪ.fɔɹm/ (General-American)
- /kjuˈni.ə.fɔɹm/ (General-American)
- /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kjʊˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkjuː.ni.ɪ.fɔːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin cuneus Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis New Latin cuneifōrmisbor. French cunéiformebor. ▲ New Latin cuneifōrmisbor. English cuneiform From French cunéiforme or New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + fōrma.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
About midway across the larger log a cuneiform notch or cut about six inches deep was made.
1889, John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt, “New Fire Among the Iroquois”, in American Anthropologist, volume 2, page 319:The cuneiform leaf is not the characteristic heart-shaped early form (O. and P., p. 241).
1952, Aileen Fox, Roman Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum): Excavations in the War-damaged Areas, 1945-1947, page 69:The cuneiform tendon is always sharply defined when the hock is flexed by the action of the muscle.
1936, W. Frank Calderon, Animal Painting and Anatomy, page 297:
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(not-comparable) Written in the cuneiform writing system.
There, too, it was originally the vulgar script in contrast with the official cuneiform script employed for all official documents, compacts, etc.
1911, Alvin Sylvester Zerbe, The Antiquity of Hebrew Writing and Literature, page 182:The text is inscribed on a clay tablet of a very unusual format. The only other known mathematical cuneiform text on a clay tablet of a similar format is also the only previously known Kassite (and therefore post-Old-Babylonian) mathematical cuneiform text.
2000, Jöran Friberg, A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts, page ix:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cuniform | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
protocuneiform · intercuneiform · cuneiformlike · ectocuneiform · noncuneiform · cuneiformly · mesocuneiform · entocuneiform · precuneiform
Synonyms
cuneal · wedgelike · wedgy · cuneiform bone · wedge-shaped
Translations (48)
cy cynaidd (having the form of a wedge) · sv kilskrift (written in the cuneiform writing system) · ru клинови́дный (having the form of a wedge) · gl cuneiforme (having the form of a wedge) · ga dingchruthach (having the form of a wedge) · is fleyglaga (having the form of a wedge) · it cuneiforme (written in the cuneiform writing system) · fr cunéiforme (having the form of a wedge) · pl klinowy (having the form of a wedge) · ca cuneïforme (written in the cuneiform writing system) · nl wigschrift (written in the cuneiform writing system) · sv kilformad (having the form of a wedge) · el σφηνοειδής (having the form of a wedge) · de keilschriftlich (written in the cuneiform writing system) · fi nuolenpääkirjoituksella kirjoitettu (written in the cuneiform writing system) · pl klinowy (written in the cuneiform writing system) · ro cuneiform (written in the cuneiform writing system) · ru клинопи́сный (written in the cuneiform writing system) · hu ék alakú (having the form of a wedge) · hy սեպագիր (written in the cuneiform writing system) · gl cuneiforme (written in the cuneiform writing system) · es cuneiforme (written in the cuneiform writing system) · fr cunéiforme (written in the cuneiform writing system) · ka სოლისებრი (written in the cuneiform writing system) · cmn 楔形文字 (having the form of a wedge) · ka ლურსმული (written in the cuneiform writing system) · af wigvormig (having the form of a wedge) · bg клинописен (written in the cuneiform writing system) · fi kiilanmuotoinen (having the form of a wedge) · af wigskrif (written in the cuneiform writing system) · uk клиноподі́бний (having the form of a wedge) · af spykerskrif (written in the cuneiform writing system) · be клінапі́сны (written in the cuneiform writing system) · ru клинообра́зный (having the form of a wedge) · uk клинопи́сний (written in the cuneiform writing system) · hy բեւեռագիր (written in the cuneiform writing system) · el σφηνοειδής (written in the cuneiform writing system) · be клінападо́бны (having the form of a wedge) · pl klinowaty (having the form of a wedge) · bg клинови́ден (having the form of a wedge) · hu ékírásos (written in the cuneiform writing system) · nl wigvormig (having the form of a wedge) · sv kilformig (having the form of a wedge) · cy cynffurf (having the form of a wedge) · de keilförmig (having the form of a wedge) · nl spijkerschrift (written in the cuneiform writing system) · ca cuneïforme (having the form of a wedge) · fa میخی (written in the cuneiform writing system)