eisteddfod

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Welsh eisteddfod (“session”), from eistedd (“to sit”) +‎ bod (“to be”), literally “being sitting”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪˈstɛðvɒd/, enPR: ī-stĕthʹvŏd

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• (chiefly Wales) IPA^(key): /eɪˈstɛðvɒd/, enPR: ā-stĕthʹvŏd
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /əˈstedfəd/
• Hyphenation: ei‧stedd‧fod

Noun

eisteddfod (plural eisteddfods or eisteddfodau)

1. Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition.
2. (Australia) (more generally) An annual performing arts competition, typically for youth.

Derived terms

• eisteddfodic

Related terms

• eisteddfodwr

Translations

any of several Welsh festivals

• Breton: eisteddfod ?, eistezvod ?
• Cornish: esedhvos m
• Russian: эйсте́твод m (ejstétvod)
• Spanish: eisteddfod m
• Ukrainian: айсте́двод m (ajstédvod)
• Welsh: eisteddfod f

Welsh

FWOTD – 17 August 2014

Etymology

From eistedd (“sitting”) +‎ bod (“being”).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛðvɔd

Noun

eisteddfod f (plural eisteddfodau)

1. (archaic) sitting, session
2. eisteddfod

Derived terms

• eisteddfodwr

Mutation

Mutated forms of eisteddfod

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
eisteddfod	unchanged	unchanged	heisteddfod

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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