eisteddfod

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

• 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

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.

• eisteddfodic

• eisteddfodwr

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

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

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• Rhymes: -ɛðvɔd

eisteddfod f (plural eisteddfodau)

1. (archaic) sitting, session
2. eisteddfod

• eisteddfodwr

• 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