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
  • (chiefly Wales) IPA(key): /eɪˈstɛðvɒd/, enPR: ā-stĕthʹvŏd
  • 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.

Derived terms

Translations

Welsh
FWOTD – 17 August 2014

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ei̯ˈsdɛðvɔd/, [ei̯ˈstɛðvɔd]
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsdɛðvɔd/, [ˈstɛðvɔd]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛðvɔd

Noun

eisteddfod f (plural eisteddfodau)

  1. (archaic) sitting, session
  2. eisteddfod

Derived terms

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
  • 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
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