cuneiform
English
/ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/, /kjuːˈni.ə.fɔɹm/
adj
Definitions
- Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
- Written in the cuneiform writing system.
Etymology
Borrowed from French cunéiforme borrowed from Latin cuneifōrmis, cuneus (wedge).
Origin
Latin
cuneus
Gloss
wedge
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cuneiformist English
- cuneus English
- ectocuneiform English
- ectomesocuneiform English
- entocuneiform English
- entomesocuneiform English
- intercuneiform English
- mesocuneiform English
- precuneiform English
- protocuneiform English
- *cunea Latin
- cuneatim Latin
- cuneiformis Latin
- cuneifōrmis Latin
- cuneo Latin
- cuneus Latin
- Cuneo Italian
- conio Italian
- cuneo Italian
- cunéiforme French
- cuneiforme Spanish, Castilian
- cuño Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂ḱū Proto-Indo-European
- coigne Old French
- coin Old French
- cuny Catalan, Valencian
- encunyar Catalan, Valencian
- cuña Galician
- cuño Galician
- cui Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cŷn Welsh
- kunj Albanian
- cunj Aromanian