"Cuneo" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈku.ne.o/
Rhymes: -uneo Etymology: From Latin cuneus (“wedge”) (whence cuneo and conio), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Cognate to Piedmontese Coni. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|cuneus||wedge}} Latin cuneus (“wedge”), {{cog|pms|Coni}} Piedmontese Coni Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Cuneo f
  1. Cuneo (a city and comune, the capital of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Italy, Cities in Piedmont, Italy, Municipalities of Italy, Places in Italy, Places in Piedmont, Italy
    Sense id: en-Cuneo-it-name-dX~vU6cx Categories (other): Provincial capitals of Italy, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 30 38 33
  2. Cuneo (a province of Piedmont, in northwestern Italy) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Italy, Places in Piedmont, Italy, Provinces of Italy
    Sense id: en-Cuneo-it-name-QFqXW7St Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 23 43 34 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 30 38 33

Proper name

IPA: /ˈku.ne.o/ Forms: cuneense [demonym], cuneese [demonym]
Rhymes: -uneo Etymology: From Latin cuneus (“wedge”) (whence cuneo and conio), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Cognate to Piedmontese Coni. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|cuneus||wedge}} Latin cuneus (“wedge”), {{cog|pms|Coni}} Piedmontese Coni Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense|dem=cuneense,cuneese}} Cuneo m or f by sense (demonym cuneense or cuneese)
  1. a habitational surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Derived forms: CN [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-Cuneo-it-name-PbabqTmI Categories (other): Italian surnames, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 30 38 33

Alternative forms

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