eisteddfod

See also: Eisteddfod

English

Etymology

From Welsh eisteddfod (“session”), from eistedd (“to sit”) +‎ bod (“to be”) (be sitting).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • IPA(key): /eɪˈsteð.vɒd/
  • IPA(key): /iːˈsteð.vɒd/
  • IPA(key): /əˈstɛdfəd/

Noun

eisteddfod (plural eisteddfods or eisteddfodau)

  1. Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition.

Translations

Welsh

FWOTD – 17 August 2014

Etymology

From eistedd (“to sit”) + bod (“to be”) (be sitting)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ei̯ˈsdɛðvɔd/, [ei̯ˈstɛðvɔd]
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsdɛðvɔd/, [ˈstɛðvɔd]
  • audio(file)

Noun

eisteddfod f (plural eisteddfodau)

  1. eisteddfod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eisteddfod unchanged unchanged heisteddfod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “eisteddfod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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