# فِي ٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ:
### Etymology

From قالب:Cy. eisteddfodau.

### لفظ

* (قالب:Cy., , , , ) أصد: /ˌeɪstɛðˈvɔdaɨ/,
أصن: /%eIstED"vOda1/

### اسم

eisteddfodau ج.
* صِيغَةُ جَمْعٍ مُفْرَدُهَا [[eisteddfod]]

#### Quotations

قالب:seeCites

#### Usage notes

* 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: corgŵn, 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.

### Etymology

From قالب:Cy. eisteddfod + -au Welsh plural suffix.

### لفظ

* أصد: /ˌeɪstɛðˈvɔdaɨ/,
أصن: /%eIstED"vOda1/

### اسم

eisteddfodau ج.
* صِيغَةُ جَمْعٍ مُفْرَدُهَا [[eisteddfod]]
** 1822: Morgan Williams, Collectaneous Epitaphs: Chiefly Designed to Assist Surviving Relations in Fixing Upon Suitable…, p71
    Уr oedd llafur Owain Myfγr, Gwilγm Owain, ac yntau, yn dechreu dwγn ffrwγth yn niwedd ei oes ef; ac nid oes nemawr o achos ammheuaeth, mai i’w llafur hwγ yr ydγm yn ddyledus am adfγwiad yr Eisteddfodau yn yr hanner canrif diweddaf.