sunthesis
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Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɨ̞nθɛsɪs/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɪnθɛsɪs/
Usage notes[edit]
Being a word borrowed from English derived from Greek, the y in synthesis is pronounced /ɨ̞, ɪ/ rather than expected /ə/. To preserve consistency between pronunciation and spelling, some prefer to spell this word sunthesis. Nevertheless, synthesis is the more common spelling of the two. See pyramid/puramid, symbol/sumbol, system/sustem for similar examples.
Noun[edit]
sunthesis m (plural sunthesisau, not mutable)
- Alternative spelling of synthesis
Related terms[edit]
- suntheseiddio (“synthesise”)
- sunthetig (“synthetic”)
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sunthesis”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies