pirâmide
Galician
Noun
pirâmide f (plural pirâmides, reintegrationist norm)
- 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)
- pyramid
- an ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex
- construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base
- (geometry) a solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base
- (by extension) any structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top
Derived terms
- esquema de pirâmide
- Pirâmide de Quéops
- piramidezinha
- piramidologia
Related terms
Further reading
- “pirâmide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025