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→‎English: no reference for the egyptian etymology. There are long established references for the Greek etymology. What's next? sphinx and ovelisk have egyptian etymology? You have to accept the facts. Ancient egypt. had different word for pyramid.pyr
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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|fr|en}} {{m|fr|pyramide|}}, from {{etyl|fro|en}} {{m|fro|piramide|}}, from {{etyl|la|en}} {{m|la|pyramis|}}, genitive ''pyramides'', from {{etyl|grc|en}} {{m|grc|πυραμίς}}, from {{m|grc|πυρός||wheat}} + {{m|grc|ἀμάω||reap}}, or from {{der|en|egy|pr-m-ws||height of a pyramid}}, from {{m|egy|prj||(one that) comes forth}} + {{m|egy|m||from}} + {{m|egy|ws||height}}.
From {{etyl|fr|en}} {{m|fr|pyramide|}}, from {{etyl|fro|en}} {{m|fro|piramide|}}, from {{etyl|la|en}} {{m|la|pyramis|}}, genitive ''pyramides'', from {{etyl|grc|en}} {{m|grc|πυραμίς}}, from {{m|grc|πυρός||wheat}} + {{m|grc|ἀμάω||reap}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

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See also: Pyramid

English

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The Great Pyramids of Giza.
The initial layout of the game of Pyramid.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French pyramide, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French piramide, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pyramis, genitive pyramides, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís), from πυρός (purós, “wheat”) + ἀμάω (amáō, “reap”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pyramid (plural pyramids)

  1. An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
  2. A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
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  3. (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
  4. (UK, dated) The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot.
  5. A pyramid scheme.
  6. (card games, uncountable) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative letter-case form of Pyramid. (a solitaire card game)
  7. (card games) The triangular layout of cards in the game of Pyramid.
    Build your pyramid with all cards face down, except the cards in the bottom row.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see [[Citations:pyramid#Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "{{{1}}}" is not valid. See WT:LOL.|Citations:pyramid]].

Derived terms

Derived terms

Template:der-mid

Translations

pyramid scheme — see pyramid scheme
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See also

Verb

pyramid (third-person singular simple present pyramids, present participle pyramiding, simple past and past participle pyramided)

  1. to build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid
  2. (transitive, genetics) To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.
  3. (intransitive) To employ, or take part in, a pyramid scheme.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

pyramid c

  1. (geometry) pyramid
  2. Pyramid-shaped construction.

Declension

Declension of pyramid 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pyramid pyramiden pyramider pyramiderna
Genitive pyramids pyramidens pyramiders pyramidernas

Related terms

See also

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