cunéiforme

See also: cuneiforme and cuneïforme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) (whence French coin) + fōrma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.ne.i.fɔʁm/

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Noun

cunéiforme m (plural cunéiformes)

1. cuneiform

Adjective

cunéiforme (plural cunéiformes)

1. cuneiform; wedgelike

Further reading

• “cunéiforme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.