eisteddfodau
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌaɪstɛðˈvɒdaɪ/, enPR: ī'stĕth-vŏdʹī
- (chiefly Wales) IPA(key): /ˌeɪstɛðˈvɒdaɪ/, enPR: ā'stĕth-vŏdʹī
- Hyphenation: ei‧stedd‧fod‧au
Noun
editeisteddfodau pl
- plural of eisteddfod
- Synonym: eisteddfods
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:eisteddfodau.
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom eisteddfod + -au.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌei̯sdɛðˈvɔdaɨ̯/, [ˌei̯stɛðˈvɔdaɨ̯]
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /sdɛðˈvɔdɛ/, [stɛðˈvɔdɛ], /sdɛðˈvɔda/, [stɛðˈvɔda]
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌei̯sdɛðˈvoːdai̯/, [ˌei̯stɛðˈvoːdai̯], /ˌei̯sdɛðˈvɔdai̯/, [ˌei̯stɛðˈvɔdai̯]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /sdɛðˈvoːdɛ/, [stɛðˈvoːdɛ], /sdɛðˈvɔdɛ/, [stɛðˈvɔdɛ]
Noun
editeisteddfodau f pl
- plural of eisteddfod
- 1822, Morgan Williams, Collectaneous Epitaphs: Chiefly Designed to Assist Surviving Relations in Fixing Upon Suitable…, page 71:
- 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.
- The labours of Owain Myfyr, Gwilym Owain, and he, were beginning to bear fruit at the end of his life; and there is no cause to doubt, that it is to their work that we are indebted for the revival of the Eisteddfodau in the last half century.
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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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. |