castell
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of castellum, castle, and château.
NounEdit
castell (plural castells)
- A human tower formed in festivals in Catalonia.
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CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. Compare Occitan castèl, French château, and Spanish castillo.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
castell m (plural castells)
- castle (fortified structure)
- (nautical) castle (enclosed area located above the top deck)
- château (large house)
- castell (human tower)
Derived termsEdit
- castell de cartes (“house of cards”)
- castell de popa (“aftcastle”)
- castell de proa (“forecastle”)
- castell de sorra (“sandcastle”)
- castell de focs (“fireworks”)
- casteller
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DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “castell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “castell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
See castel.
NounEdit
castell
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of castillo.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
castell m (plural castells)
- castell (human tower)
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Welsh castell, from Proto-Brythonic *kastell, from Latin castellum. Compare Breton kastell, kestell, Cornish kastel.
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkasdɛɬ/, [ˈkʰastɛɬ]
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkasdaɬ/, [ˈkʰastaɬ]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkasdɛɬ/, [ˈkʰastɛɬ]
NounEdit
castell m (plural cestyll or castelli)
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Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text) | |||||
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brenin | brenhines | castell | esgob | marchog | gwerinwr |
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
castell | gastell | nghastell | chastell |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |