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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=== |
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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 |
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}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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Revision as of 23:24, 2 October 2017
See also: Pyramid
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg/250px-All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Pyramid_%28solitaire%29.jpg/250px-Pyramid_%28solitaire%29.jpg)
Alternative forms
- piramis (obsolete)
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
- (deprecated use of
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parameter)Audio (US): (file) - (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /ˈpɪɹəmɪd/
Noun
pyramid (plural pyramids)
- 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.
- A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
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- (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
- (UK, dated) The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot.
- A pyramid scheme.
- (card games, uncountable) (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) Alternative letter-case form of Pyramid. (a solitaire card game) - (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 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "{{{1}}}" is not valid. See WT:LOL.|Citations:pyramid]].
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
ancient construction
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construction
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in geometry, a solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal base
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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)
- to build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid
- (transitive, genetics) To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.
- (intransitive) To employ, or take part in, a pyramid scheme.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) Rhymes: -iːd
Noun
pyramid c
Declension
Declension of pyramid | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pyramid | pyramiden | pyramider | pyramiderna |
Genitive | pyramids | pyramidens | pyramiders | pyramidernas |
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See also
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