πυραμοῦς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πῡρᾰμός (pūrămós)

Etymology

From πῡρός (pūrós, wheat) +‎ -οῦς (-oûs, -ful), reshaped after σησαμίς (sēsamís, mixture of sesame seeds).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῡρᾰμοῦς • (pūrămoûsm (genitive πῡρᾰμοῦντος); third declension

  1. cake of roasted wheat and honey
  2. (in general) meed of victory, prize

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