piramide
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
Audio: (file)
Noun
piramide (plural piramides, diminutive piramidetjie)
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/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧mi‧de
- Rhymes: -idə
- Homophone: Pyramide
Noun
piramide f (plural piramiden or piramides, diminutive piramidetje n)
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)
Derived terms
Further reading
- piramide in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- piramide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
Noun
piramide oblique singular, f (oblique plural piramides, nominative singular piramide, nominative plural piramides)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (pyramide, supplement)