unciform

English

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Etymology

From Latin uncus (“hook”) +‎ -form.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌnsɪfɔːm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʌnsɪfɔːɹm/
  • Hyphenation: un‧ci‧form

Adjective

unciform (comparative more unciform, superlative most unciform)

  1. Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.

Translations

Noun

unciform (plural unciforms)

  1. The hamate bone.

Translations

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French unciforme.

Adjective

unciform m or n (feminine singular unciformă, masculine plural unciformi, feminine and neuter plural unciforme)

  1. unciform

Declension

Declension of unciform
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite unciform unciformă unciformi unciforme
definite unciformul unciforma unciformii unciformele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite unciform unciforme unciformi unciforme
definite unciformului unciformei unciformilor unciformelor

References

  • unciform in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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