adjective · rare

cuneiform

клиноподібний, клинописний

клиновидный, клинообразный, клинописный

keilförmig, keilschriftlich

Having the form of a wedgeHaving the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.

UK/ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/US/kjuˈni.ə.fɔɹm/

» The cuneiform script was used for more than 22 centuries.

Meaning

2 senses

(not comparable)Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
keilförmig
клинови́дныйklinovídnyj, клинообра́зныйklinoobráznyj
клиноподі́бнийklynopodíbnyj
shaped like a wedge
(not comparable)Written in the cuneiform writing system.
keilschriftlich
клинопи́сныйklinopísnyj
клинопи́снийklynopýsnyj

3 sentences

The cuneiform script was used for more than 22 centuries.
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The cuneiform alphabet invented by the Sumerians was used by many languages in the ancient Near East.
ruКлинопись, изобретённая шумерами, в древности использовалась во многих языках на Ближнем Востоке. — Wezel
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It is in the cuneiform records of Babylonia that we catch the first glimpse of the early history of Canaan.
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7 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

having the form of a wedge:

written in the cuneiform writing system:

Русский

By meaning 2

having the form of a wedge:

written in the cuneiform writing system:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

having the form of a wedge:

written in the cuneiform writing system:

From French cunéiforme or New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + f

From French cunéiforme or New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + fōrma.

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