eisteddfod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition.
(more generally) An annual performing arts competition, typically for youth.

/aɪˈstɛðvɒd/ ī-stĕthʹvŏd LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-eisteddfod.wav /eɪˈstɛðvɒd/ ā-stĕthʹvŏd /əˈstedfəd/

eisteddfod eisteddfods eisteddfodau

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

eisteddfodwr

eisteddfodic

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