castelán

See also: Castelan and castelàn

Galician

Alternative forms

• castelao
• castelam, castelão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese castelão, from Latin castellānus, corresponding to castelo +‎ -án and Castela +‎ -án. Compare Portuguese castelão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasteˈlaŋ/ [kɑs̺.t̪eˈlɑŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lán

Adjective

castelán (feminine castelá, masculine plural casteláns, feminine plural castelás)

1. Castilian

Noun

castelán m (plural casteláns, feminine castelá, feminine plural castelás)

1. Castilian (person)
2. castellan (caretaker of a castle)
3. liege

Noun

castelán m (uncountable)

1. Spanish, Castilian (language)

   Synonym: español

Related terms

• Castela

References

• “castelão” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “castelão” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “castelán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “castelán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.