eistedd

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *exs-dī-sedeti, the root of which is from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).

Pronunciation

Verb

eistedd (first-person singular present eisteddaf)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sit

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future eisteddaf eisteddi eistedda eisteddwn eisteddwch eisteddant eisteddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		eisteddwn eisteddit eisteddai eisteddem eisteddech eisteddent eisteddid
preterite eisteddais eisteddaist eisteddodd eisteddasom eisteddasoch eisteddasant eisteddwyd
pluperfect eisteddaswn eisteddasit eisteddasai eisteddasem eisteddasech eisteddasent eisteddasid, eisteddesid
present subjunctive eisteddwyf eisteddych eisteddo eisteddom eisteddoch eisteddont eistedder
imperative — eistedda eistedded eisteddwn eisteddwch eisteddent eistedder
verbal noun eistedd
verbal adjectives eisteddedig
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future eistedda i, eisteddaf i eisteddi di eisteddith o/e/hi, eisteddiff e/hi eisteddwn ni eisteddwch chi eisteddan nhw
conditional eisteddwn i, eisteddswn i eisteddet ti, eisteddset ti eisteddai fo/fe/hi, eisteddsai fo/fe/hi eistedden ni, eisteddsen ni eisteddech chi, eisteddsech chi eistedden nhw, eisteddsen nhw
preterite eisteddais i, eisteddes i eisteddaist ti, eisteddest ti eisteddodd o/e/hi eisteddon ni eisteddoch chi eisteddon nhw
imperative — eistedda — — eisteddwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of eistedd
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eistedd unchanged unchanged heistedd

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

References

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