Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (fort).

Noun edit

castiello m (plural castiellos)

  1. castle

References edit

Neapolitan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin castellum.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

castiello m (plural castielle)

  1. castle

References edit

  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “castiello”, in Schedario Napoletano

Old Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (fort).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

castiello m (plural castiellos)

  1. castle; stronghold, fortress
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 31r. b.
      de lãt ierico es el caſtiello de macherõta o herodes tetrarca deſcabeço a ſant ioħn bƀa.
      past Jericho is the fortress of Machaerus, where Herod the tetrarch beheaded Saint John the Baptist.
    • Idem, f. 34v. a.
      en eſta riƀa a .J. caſtiello q̃ dizen corazaym o diz q̃ ſera nodrido el ante xp̃o […]
      on this shore there is a castle they call Corazaym, where it is said the Antichrist will be raised
    • Idem, f. 44r. a.
      eploro heliſeus e demandol aſahel por que ploraua e dixol heliſeus por el mal que faras a fijos de iſrael ſos caſtiellos a eſpada los metras los nĩnos elas pẽnas carpiras.
      Then Elisha wept, and Hazael asked why he was weeping and Elisha answered: "Because of the harm you will do the sons of Israel; [and to] their strongholds; you will kill the children by the sword and rip open the pregnant women."

Descendants edit

  • Ladino: kastilyo
  • Spanish: castillo (see there for further descendants)