eisteddfodau

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaɪstɛðˈvɒdaɪ/, enPR: ī'stĕth-vŏdʹī
• (chiefly Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪstɛðˈvɒdaɪ/, enPR: ā'stĕth-vŏdʹī
• Hyphenation: ei‧stedd‧fod‧au

Noun

eisteddfodau pl

1. plural of eisteddfod

   Synonym: eisteddfods

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:eisteddfodau.

Welsh

Etymology

From eisteddfod +‎ -au.

Pronunciation

• (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

eisteddfodau f pl

1. 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

Welsh mutation
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.