eistedd
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *eks-dī-sedo-, the root of which is from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈei̯sdɛð/, [ˈei̯stɛð]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɪsdɛ/, [ˈɪstɛ], /ˈɪsda/, [ˈɪsta]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈei̯sdɛð/, [ˈei̯stɛð]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɪsdɛ/, [ˈɪstɛ], /ˈɪʃdɛ/, [ˈɪʃtɛ]
Verb
eistedd (first-person singular present eisteddaf)
- (transitive, intransitive) to sit
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | eisteddaf | eisteddi | eistedda | eisteddwn | eisteddwch | eisteddant | eisteddir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
eisteddwn | eisteddit | eisteddai | eisteddem | eisteddech | eisteddent | eisteddid | |
preterite | eisteddais | eisteddaist | eisteddodd | eisteddasom | eisteddasoch | eisteddasant | eisteddwyd | |
pluperfect | eisteddaswn | eisteddasit | eisteddasai | eisteddasem | eisteddasech | eisteddasent | eisteddasid, eisteddesid | |
present subjunctive | eisteddwyf | eisteddych | eisteddo | eisteddom | eisteddoch | eisteddont | eistedder | |
imperative | — | eistedda | eistedded | eisteddwn | eisteddwch | eisteddent | eistedder | |
verbal noun | eistedd | |||||||
verbal adjectives | eisteddedig |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | eistedda i, eisteddaf i | eisteddi di | eisteddith o/e/hi, eisteddiff e/hi | eisteddwn ni | eisteddwch chi | eisteddan nhw |
conditional | eisteddwn i, eisteddswn i | eisteddet ti, eisteddset ti | eisteddai fo/fe/hi, eisteddsai fo/fe/hi | eistedden ni, eisteddsen ni | eisteddech chi, eisteddsech chi | eistedden nhw, eisteddsen nhw |
preterite | eisteddais i, eisteddes i | eisteddaist ti, eisteddest ti | eisteddodd o/e/hi | eisteddon ni | eisteddoch chi | eisteddon nhw |
imperative | — | eistedda | — | — | eisteddwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
eistedd | unchanged | unchanged | heistedd |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eistedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies