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

• 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]

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• Rhymes: -ɛðvɔd

Noun

eisteddfod f (plural eisteddfodau)

1. (archaic) sitting, session
2. eisteddfod

Derived terms

• eisteddfodwr

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