pirâmide

See also: piramide, pirámide, and piràmide

Galician

Noun

pirâmide f (plural pirâmides, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of pirámide

Further reading

  • pirâmide” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɾɐ̃.mi.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɾɐ.mi.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /piˈɾɐ.mi.dɨ/ [piˈɾɐ.mi.ðɨ]

  • Hyphenation: pi‧râ‧mi‧de

Noun

pirâmide f (plural pirâmides)

  1. pyramid
    1. an ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex
    2. construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base
    3. (geometry) a solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base
    4. (by extension) any structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top

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