cucumiform
cucumiform · more cucumiform · most cucumiform
имеющий форму огурца
gurkenförmig
Shaped like a cucumberShaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
/kjuːˈkjuːmɪfɔːm/
Meaning
1 sensesShaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
gurkenförmig
имеющий форму огурцаformu
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
shaped like a cucumber:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
shaped like a cucumber:
Origin
First attested in a glossary in 1826, in a fragment in 1838, and in a grammatical sentenceFirst attested in a glossary in 1826, in a fragment in 1838, and in a grammatical sentence in 1892; formed by the suffixation of cucumi-, the short i-stem of the Latin cucumis (“cucumber”), with the English -form; compare the earlier New Latin cucumeriformis (1703), cucumiformis (1791) and French cucumeriforme (1777), cucumiforme (1804).
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Forms
more cucumiform, most cucumiform| Comparative | more cucumiform Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cucumiform Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcucumberB1
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form