piramide

See also: pirámide, piràmide, pirâmide, and piramidë

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch piramide, from Middle French pyramide, from Old French piramide, from Latin pȳramis, from Ancient Greek πῡραμίς (pūramís), possibly from πῡρός (pūrós, “wheat”) + ἀμάω (amáō, “reap”) or from Egyptian pr-m-ws.

Pronunciation

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Noun

piramide (plural piramides, diminutive piramidetjie)

1. pyramid

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French pyramide, from Old French piramide, from Latin pȳramis, from Ancient Greek πῡραμίς (pūramís), possibly from πῡρός (pūrós, “wheat”) + ἀμάω (amáō, “reap”) or from Egyptian pr-m-ws.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpi.raːˈmi.də/, /ˌpiː.raːˈmi.də/

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• Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧mi‧de
• Rhymes: -idə
• Homophone: Pyramide

Noun

piramide f (plural piramiden or piramides, diminutive piramidetje n)

1. pyramid

Derived terms

• grafpiramide
• piramidebouwer
• piramidecomplex
• piramidestelsel
• trappenpiramide
• voedselpiramide

Descendants

• Afrikaans: piramide

Further reading

• “piramide” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pȳramis, from Ancient Greek πῡραμίς (pūramís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈra.mi.de/
• Rhymes: -amide
• Hyphenation: pi‧rà‧mi‧de

Noun

piramide f (plural piramidi, diminutive piramidétta)

1. pyramid

Derived terms

• piramidale

Further reading

• piramide in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• piramide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• impedirà, priamide

Old French

Alternative forms

• pyramide

Noun

piramide oblique singular, f (oblique plural piramides, nominative singular piramide, nominative plural piramides)

1. pyramid

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (pyramide, supplement)