eisteddfodau

English

eisteddfodau pl

As eisteddfodau are a particularly Welsh cultural institution, the use of the etymologically consistent plural is far more common than the use of other such plurals of words borrowed from Welsh; compare: corgwn, cymoedd.
The use of this plural is preferred by most writers and speakers over the alternative English plural (eisteddfods) as it is long-accepted usage and shows greater cultural sensitivity.

From eisteddfod +‎ -au.

/ei̯sdɛðˈvɔd/|[ei̯stɛðˈvɔd]

(North Wales) (standard) IPA^(key): /ei̯sdɛðˈvɔdaɨ̯/, [ei̯stɛðˈvɔdaɨ̯]
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /sdɛðˈvɔdɛ/, [stɛðˈvɔdɛ], /sdɛðˈvɔda/, [stɛðˈvɔda]
(South Wales) (standard) IPA^(key): /ei̯sdɛðˈvoːdai̯/, [ei̯stɛðˈvoːdai̯], /ei̯sdɛðˈvɔdai̯/, [ei̯stɛðˈvɔdai̯]
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /sdɛðˈvoːdɛ/, [stɛðˈvoːdɛ], /sdɛðˈvɔdɛ/, [stɛðˈvɔdɛ]

eisteddfodau f pl

plural of eisteddfod
- 1822: Morgan Williams, Collectaneous Epitaphs: Chiefly Designed to Assist Surviving Relations in Fixing Upon Suitable…, p71
  
  Yr oedd llafur Owain Myfyr, Gwilym Owain, ac yntau, yn dechreu dwyn ffrwyth yn niwedd ei oes ef; ac nid oes nemawr o achos ammheuaeth, mai i’w llafur hwy yr ydym yn ddyledus am adfywiad yr Eisteddfodau yn yr hanner canrif diweddaf.
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Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
eisteddfodau	unchanged	unchanged	heisteddfodau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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