chastel

Middle French

Noun

chastel m (plural chasteaulx)

1. Alternative form of chasteau

Old French

Alternative forms

• castel (northern)
• chatel (late)

Etymology

From Latin castellum.

Pronunciation

• (classical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃasˈtɛl/, (northern) /ka-/
• (late) IPA^(key): /ʃaːˈtɛl/, (northern) /kaː-/

Noun

chastel oblique singular, m (oblique plural chasteaus or chasteax or chastiaus or chastiax or chastels, nominative singular chasteaus or chasteax or chastiaus or chastiax or chastels, nominative plural chastel)

1. castle, fortress

Derived terms

• chastelet

Descendants

Descendants

• Angevin: châtiau
• Bourguignon: chaîteâ
• Franc-Comtois: tchaîtiâ
• Lorrain: tchestia
• Middle French: chasteau (see there for further descendants)
• Norman: châté, câté, câtel
• Picard: câtieu, câtiau (Picardie, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
• Poitevin-Saintongeais: châtea
• Walloon: tchestea
• → Middle Dutch: casteel (see there for further descendants)
• → Middle English: castel (see there for further descendants)
• → Middle Irish: caistél
  • Irish: caistéal
  • Manx: cashtal
  • Scottish Gaelic: caisteal