sustem

See also: sustém and sustêm

Portuguese

Verb

sustem

1. inflection of sustar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ̞sdɛm/, [ˈsɨ̞stɛm]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪsdɛm/, [ˈsɪstɛm]

Usage notes

Being a word borrowed from English derived from Greek, the y in system is pronounced /ɨ̞, ɪ/ rather than expected /ə/. To preserve consistency between pronunciation and spelling, some prefer to spell this word sustem. Nevertheless, system is the more common spelling of the two. See pyramid/puramid, symbol/sumbol, synthesis/sunthesis for similar examples.

Noun

sustem f (plural sustemau, not mutable)

1. Alternative spelling of system

Derived terms

• sustematig (“systematic”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sustem”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies