EISTEDDFOD


Meaning of EISTEDDFOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ī-ˈsteth-ˌvȯd, ā- ]

noun

( plural ei·stedd·fods -ˌvȯdz ; or ei·stedd·fod·au -ˌsteth-ˈvȯ-ˌdī)

Etymology: Welsh, literally, session, from eistedd to sit + bod being

Date: 1822

: a usually Welsh competitive festival of the arts especially in poetry and singing

• ei·stedd·fod·ic ˌī-ˌsteth-ˈvȯ-dik, ˌā- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.