piramide

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.

Noun

piramide (plural piramides, diminutive piramidetjie)

1. pyramid

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(ː).raːˈmi.də/

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

Noun

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

1. pyramid

Noun

piramide f (plural piramidi)

1. pyramid

Anagrams

• impedirà

Alternative forms

• pyramide

Noun

piramide 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)