castelan

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin castellanus. By surface analysis, castel +‎ -an. Doublet of castilian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.teˈlan/

Noun

castelan m (plural castelani, feminine equivalent castelană)

1. castle keeper

Declension

Declension of castelan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) castelan	castelanul	(niște) castelani	castelanii
genitive/dative	(unui) castelan	castelanului	(unor) castelani	castelanilor
vocative	castelanule		castelanilor

Further reading

• castelan in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)