eisteddfota

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • (colloquial) steddfota

Etymology

From eisteddfod (eisteddfod) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌei̯sdɛðˈvɔta/, [ˌei̯stɛðˈvɔta]
  • Rhymes: -ɔta

Verb

eisteddfota (first-person singular present eisteddfotaf)

  1. to frequent eisteddfods
  2. to compete regularly at eisteddfods

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future eisteddfotaf eisteddfoti eisteddfota eisteddfotwn eisteddfotwch eisteddfotant eisteddfotir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
eisteddfotwn eisteddfotit eisteddfotai eisteddfotem eisteddfotech eisteddfotent eisteddfotid
preterite eisteddfotais eisteddfotaist eisteddfotodd eisteddfotasom eisteddfotasoch eisteddfotasant eisteddfotwyd
pluperfect eisteddfotaswn eisteddfotasit eisteddfotasai eisteddfotasem eisteddfotasech eisteddfotasent eisteddfotasid, eisteddfotesid
present subjunctive eisteddfotwyf eisteddfotych eisteddfoto eisteddfotom eisteddfotoch eisteddfotont eisteddfoter
imperative eisteddfota eisteddfoted eisteddfotwn eisteddfotwch eisteddfotent eisteddfoter
verbal noun eisteddfota
verbal adjectives eisteddfotedig
eisteddfotadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future eisteddfota i,
eisteddfotaf i
eisteddfoti di eisteddfotith o/e/hi,
eisteddfotiff e/hi
eisteddfotwn ni eisteddfotwch chi eisteddfotan nhw
conditional eisteddfotwn i,
eisteddfotswn i
eisteddfotet ti,
eisteddfotset ti
eisteddfotai fo/fe/hi,
eisteddfotsai fo/fe/hi
eisteddfoten ni,
eisteddfotsen ni
eisteddfotech chi,
eisteddfotsech chi
eisteddfoten nhw,
eisteddfotsen nhw
preterite eisteddfotais i,
eisteddfotes i
eisteddfotaist ti,
eisteddfotest ti
eisteddfotodd o/e/hi eisteddfoton ni eisteddfotoch chi eisteddfoton nhw
imperative eisteddfota eisteddfotwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

  • eisteddfotwr (someone who often attends or competes at eisteddfods)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eisteddfota
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eisteddfota unchanged unchanged heisteddfota

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eisteddfota”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies