"eisteddfod" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /aɪˈstɛðvɒd/, /eɪˈstɛðvɒd/ [Wales], /əˈstedfəd/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-eisteddfod.wav Forms: eisteddfods [plural], eisteddfodau [plural]
enPR: ī-stĕthʹvŏd, ā-stĕthʹvŏd [Wales] Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Welsh eisteddfod (“session”), from eistedd (“to sit”) + bod (“to be”), literally “being sitting”. Etymology templates: {{unadapted borrowing|en|cy|eisteddfod||session}} Unadapted borrowing from Welsh eisteddfod (“session”), {{affix|cy|eistedd|bod|lit=being sitting|nocat=1|t1=to sit|t2=to be}} eistedd (“to sit”) + bod (“to be”), literally “being sitting” Head templates: {{en-noun|s|eisteddfodau}} eisteddfod (plural eisteddfods or eisteddfodau)
  1. Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition. Translations (any of several Welsh festivals): eisteddfod (Breton), eistezvod (Breton), esedhvos [masculine] (Cornish), эйсте́твод (ejstétvod) [masculine] (Russian), eisteddfod [masculine] (Spanish), айсте́двод (ajstédvod) [masculine] (Ukrainian), eisteddfod [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-eisteddfod-en-noun-xMHtV84M Categories (other): Terms with Welsh translations, Festivals, Wales Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Festivals: 63 37 Disambiguation of Wales: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'any of several Welsh festivals': 93 7
  2. (Australia) (more generally) An annual performing arts competition, typically for youth. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-eisteddfod-en-noun-BTl3Jdz1 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Cornish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 50 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 57 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Cornish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eisteddfodic Related terms: eisteddfodwr

Inflected forms

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