See also: caistéal

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish caistél (compare Irish caistéal, Manx cashtal), from Anglo-Norman castel, from Latin castellum. Doublet of caiseal.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰaʃtʲɛl̪ˠ/

Noun edit

caisteal m (genitive singular caisteil, plural caistealan)

  1. castle
  2. (chess) rook

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
caisteal chaisteal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.