Kastell

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kástel (“fortified castle, city”), from Old High German kastel, and its doublet Middle High German kastḗl (“castle”), from Middle Dutch casteel, from Picardian Old French castel. Both ultimately from Latin castellum, which also directly influenced the modern form and sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtɛl/, /kaˈstɛl/

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Noun

Kastell n (strong, genitive Kastells, plural Kastelle)

1. a Roman fort

   Synonym: Römerkastell

2. a castle, typically fortified

   Synonyms: Burg, Schloss

Declension

Declension of Kastell [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kastell	die	Kastelle
genitive	eines	des	Kastells	der	Kastelle
dative	einem	dem	Kastell	den	Kastellen
accusative	ein	das	Kastell	die	Kastelle

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: касте́л (kastél)
• → Macedonian: кастел (kastel)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: ка̀штел

  Latin script: kàštel

• → Slovene: kaštél