Castella
Catalan
editProper noun
editCastella f
Derived terms
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom the plural of castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”), reportedly in reference to the central region of Hispānia as terra castellorum (“land of castles”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kasˈtel.la/, [käs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kasˈtel.la/, [käsˈt̪ɛlːä]
Proper noun
editCastella f sg (genitive Castellae); first declension (Medieval Latin, New Latin)
- (historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom in modern Spain)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Castella |
genitive | Castellae |
dative | Castellae |
accusative | Castellam |
ablative | Castellā |
vocative | Castella |
locative | Castellae |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editCategories:
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Spain
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- Medieval Latin
- New Latin
- Latin terms with historical senses
- la:Historical polities
- la:Places in Spain