castell

See also: Castell and castel

English

A castell forming in 2006.

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of cashel, castellum, castle, and château.

Noun

castell (plural castells)

1. A human tower formed in festivals in Catalonia.

Related terms

• casteller

Translations

human tower

• Catalan: castell (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 人塔 (réntǎ)

Further reading

• castell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• allects, callest, callets, callset

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. Compare Occitan castèl, French château, and Spanish castillo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəsˈteʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kasˈteʎ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eʎ

Noun

castell m (plural castells)

1. castle (fortified structure)
2. (nautical) castle (enclosed area located above the top deck)
3. château (large house)
4. castell (human tower)

Derived terms

• castell de cartes (“house of cards”)
• castell de popa (“aftcastle”)
• castell de proa (“forecastle”)
• castell de sorra (“sandcastle”)
• castell de focs (“fireworks”)
• casteller

Related terms

• castellà

Descendants

• → English: castell
• → Spanish: castell

Further reading

• “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 English

Etymology

See castel.

Noun

castell

1. castle

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Catalan castell. Doublet of castillo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtel/ [kasˈt̪el]
• Rhymes: -el

Noun

castell m (plural castells)

1. castell (human tower)

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh castell, from Proto-Brythonic *kastell, from Latin castellum. Compare Breton kastell, Cornish kastel.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkasdɛɬ/, [ˈkʰastɛɬ]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkasdaɬ/, [ˈkʰastaɬ]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkasdɛɬ/, [ˈkʰastɛɬ]

Noun

castell m (plural cestyll or castelli)

1. castle (fortified building)
2. (chess) rook

Synonyms

• caer

Mutation

Mutated forms of castell

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
castell	gastell	nghastell	chastell

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “castell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies