piramide

See also: pirámide, piràmide, pirâmide, and piramidë

Afrikaans

Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:

piramide

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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

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

piramide

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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

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

piramide

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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)