castell
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of cashel, castellum, castle, and château.
Noun edit
castell (plural castells)
- A human tower formed in festivals in Catalonia.
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Translations edit
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. Compare Occitan castèl, French château, and Spanish castillo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
castell m (plural castells)
- castle (fortified structure)
- (nautical) castle (enclosed area located above the top deck)
- château (large house)
- castell (human tower)
Derived terms edit
- 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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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
See castel.
Noun edit
castell
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of castillo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
castell m (plural castells)
- castell (human tower)
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh castell, from Proto-Brythonic *kastell, from Latin castellum. Compare Breton kastell, kestell, Cornish kastel.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkasdɛɬ/, [ˈkʰastɛɬ]
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkasdaɬ/, [ˈkʰastaɬ]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkasdɛɬ/, [ˈkʰastɛɬ]
Noun edit
castell m (plural cestyll or castelli)
Synonyms edit
See also edit
Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text) | |||||
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brenin | brenhines | castell | esgob | marchog | gwerinwr |
Mutation edit
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. |
References edit
- 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