"hieroglyphic" meaning in All languages combined

See hieroglyphic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌhaɪɹəˈɡlɪfɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hieroglyphic.wav Forms: more hieroglyphic [comparative], most hieroglyphic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfɪk Etymology: First coined 1726, from French hiéroglyphique, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), from ἱερογλυφέω (hierogluphéō, “to represent hieroglyphically”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) + γλύφω (glúphō, “to carve, to engrave, to cut out”). By surface analysis, hiero- + glyphic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|hiéroglyphique}} French hiéroglyphique, {{der|en|la|hieroglyphicus}} Latin hieroglyphicus, {{der|en|grc|ἱερογλυφικός}} Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), {{surf|en|hiero-|glyphic}} By surface analysis, hiero- + glyphic Head templates: {{en-adj}} hieroglyphic (comparative more hieroglyphic, superlative most hieroglyphic)
  1. of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols Translations (of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols): jeroglífic (Catalan), hiëroglifisch (Dutch), hieroglifa (Esperanto), hiéroglyphique (French), hieroglyphisch (German), geroglifico (Italian), 상형문자의 (sanghyeongmunjaui) (Korean), иероглифи́ческий (ijeroglifíčeskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hieroglyphic-en-adj-Chl9SZno Disambiguation of 'of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols': 99 1
  2. difficult to decipher Translations (difficult to decipher): jeroglífic (Catalan), hieroglyphisch (German)
    Sense id: en-hieroglyphic-en-adj-SYJeo1Eo Disambiguation of 'difficult to decipher': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hieroglyphick [obsolete]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌhaɪɹəˈɡlɪfɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hieroglyphic.wav Forms: hieroglyphics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪfɪk Etymology: First coined 1726, from French hiéroglyphique, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), from ἱερογλυφέω (hierogluphéō, “to represent hieroglyphically”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) + γλύφω (glúphō, “to carve, to engrave, to cut out”). By surface analysis, hiero- + glyphic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|hiéroglyphique}} French hiéroglyphique, {{der|en|la|hieroglyphicus}} Latin hieroglyphicus, {{der|en|grc|ἱερογλυφικός}} Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), {{surf|en|hiero-|glyphic}} By surface analysis, hiero- + glyphic Head templates: {{en-noun}} hieroglyphic (plural hieroglyphics)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus Tags: in-plural Translations (a writing system): jeroglífic [masculine] (Catalan), xeróglifo [masculine] (Galician), כתב חרטומים \ כְּתַב חַרְטֻמִּים (k'tav khartumím) [masculine] (Hebrew), geroglifico [masculine] (Italian), иерогли́фика (ijeroglífika) [feminine] (Russian), jeroglífico [masculine] (Spanish), heroglipiko (Tagalog), ієроглі́фіка (ijerohlífika) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hieroglyphic-en-noun-0eonBi1i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 40 22 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 5 44 17 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 4 42 24 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 5 45 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 8 39 21 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 3 4 44 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 8 40 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 4 5 44 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 7 39 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 3 4 47 21 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 6 41 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 4 5 45 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 6 41 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 5 48 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 4 5 45 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 5 45 21 25 Disambiguation of 'a writing system': 80 12 9
  2. Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
    Sense id: en-hieroglyphic-en-noun-IOP7nUcg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 40 22 32
  3. (by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-hieroglyphic-en-noun-tfIqNOqz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hiero-, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 40 22 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hiero-: 13 21 18 21 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 7 29 19 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hieroglyphick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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