eisteddfodau

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

eisteddfodau pl

1. plural of eisteddfod

• As eisteddfodau are a particularly Welsh cultural institution, the use of the etymologically consistent plural is far more common than the use of other such plurals of words borrowed from Welsh; compare: corgwn, cymoedd.
• The use of this plural is preferred by most writers and speakers over the alternative English plural (eisteddfods) as it is long-accepted usage and shows greater cultural sensitivity.

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

From eisteddfod +‎ -au.

• (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]

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.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)