cuneiform
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cuneiform
- /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ UK
- /ˈkjuː.ni.ɪ.fɔːm/ UK
- /kjʊˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔːm/ UK
- /kjuˈni.ə.fɔɹm/ US
- /ˈkju.nɪ.fɔɹm/ US
- /kjuˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔɹm/ US
Where it comes from
From French cunéiforme or New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + fōrma.
adjective cuniform
- 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.
- 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.
Similar: cuneal, cuneiform bone, wedgelike, wedge-shaped, wedgy
noun cuneiforms · cuniform
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An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BCE, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
Similar: wedge-writing
- A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
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adjective
Similar: cuneal, cuneiform bone, wedgelike, wedge-shaped, wedgy
Translations
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adj having the form of a wedge
| 中文 | 楔形文字 xiēxíng wénzì |
|---|---|
| Français | cunéiforme |
| Deutsch | keilförmig |
| Ελληνικά | σφηνοειδής sfinoeidís |
| Русский | клинови́дный klinovídnyj, клинообра́зный klinoobráznyj |
adj written in the cuneiform writing system
| Español | cuneiforme |
|---|---|
| Français | cunéiforme |
| Deutsch | keilschriftlich |
| Italiano | cuneiforme |
| Ελληνικά | σφηνοειδής sfinoeidís |
| Română | cuneiform |
| Русский | клинопи́сный klinopísnyj |
noun ancient writing system
| Español | escritura cuneiforme |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쐐기문자 sswaegimunja, 설형문자 seolhyeongmunja |
| 日本語 | 楔形文字 kusabigata moji |
| 中文 | 楔形文字 xiēxíng wénzì, 釘頭文字 /钉头文字 dīngtóu wénzì, 箭頭文字 /箭头文字 jiàntóu wénzì, 楔形字 xiēxíngzì, 釘頭字 /钉头字 dīngtóuzì, 箭頭字 /箭头字 jiàntóuzì |
| हिन्दी | अंकन aṅkan, क्यूनिफार्म kyūniphārm, कोलाक्षर kolākṣar, कीलाक्षर kīlākṣar |
| Português | cuneiforme |
| Français | cunéiforme |
| Deutsch | Keilschrift |
| Ελληνικά | σφηνοειδής γραφή sfinoeidís grafí |
| Русский | кли́нопись klínopisʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chữ hình nêm |
| العربية | مِسْمَارِيَّة mismāriyya |
| עברית | כְּתַב יְתֵדוֹת ktav yetedót |
noun wedge-shaped bone
| Español | (hueso) cuneiforme |
|---|---|
| Português | cuneiforme |
| Français | os cunéiforme |
| Ελληνικά | σφηνοειδής sfinoeidís |
| Русский | клинови́дная кость klinovídnaja kostʹ |
Talk about this word "cuneiform." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cuneiform. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cuneiform. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cuneiform "cuneiform." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cuneiform.Cite this
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title = {cuneiform},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuneiform},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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