cuneiformist

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noun

A specialist or expert in cuneiform.

OriginEnglish cuneiform ← New Latin cuneifōrmis ← French cunéiforme →
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Meanings

nouncuneiformist (plural cuneiformists)

plural cuneiformists

  1. A specialist or expert in cuneiform.

Origin

  1. New Latincuneifōrmi
  2. Frenchcunéiforme
  3. New Latincuneifōrmis
  4. Englishcuneiform
  5. Englishcuneiformist

From cuneiform + -ist.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 楔形文字專家, 楔形文字专家
  • 楔形文字專家specialist or expert in cuneiform
  • 楔形文字专家 (xiēxíng wénzì zhuānjiā)specialist or expert in cuneiform
Finnish nuolenpääkirjoituksen tuntija
  • nuolenpääkirjoituksen tuntijaspecialist or expert in cuneiform
French cunéiformiste, cunéiformisant
  • cunéiformistespecialist or expert in cuneiform
  • cunéiformisantspecialist or expert in cuneiform
  • cunéiformisantespecialist or expert in cuneiform
German Keilschriftkundler
  • Keilschriftkundlerspecialist or expert in cuneiform
Italian cuneiformista
  • cuneiformistaspecialist or expert in cuneiform
Polish badacz pisma klinowego, badaczka pisma klinowego
  • badacz pisma klinowegospecialist or expert in cuneiform
  • badaczka pisma klinowegospecialist or expert in cuneiform
Cite this entry
APA

cuneiformist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuneiformist

MLA

“cuneiformist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuneiformist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuneiformist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuneiformist.

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