puramid

== Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɨ̞ramɪd/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɪramɪd/ ==== Usage notes ==== Being a word borrowed from English derived from Greek, the y in pyramid is pronounced /ɨ̞, ɪ/ rather than expected /ə/. To preserve consistency between pronunciation and spelling, some prefer to spell this word puramid. Nevertheless, pyramid is the more common spelling of the two. See symbol/sumbol, synthesis/sunthesis, system/sustem for similar examples. === Noun === puramid m (plural puramidau) alternative spelling of pyramid ==== Related terms ==== puramidaidd (“pyramidal”) === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “puramid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies