Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin Castellānus.

Adjective

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castellanu m sg (feminine singular castellana, neuter singular castellano, masculine plural castellanos, feminine plural castellanes)

  1. Castilian (of or pertaining to Castile)

Inflection

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singular plural
masculine castellanu castellanos
feminine castellana castellanes
neuter castellano

Noun

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castellanu m sg (feminine singular castellana, masculine plural castellanos, feminine plural castellanes)

  1. a Castilian (person)

castellanu m (uncountable)

  1. Castilian, Spanish (language)

Fala

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Spanish castellano, from Latin castellānus;

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kasteˈʎanu/
  • Rhymes: -anu
  • Syllabification: cas‧te‧lla‧nu

Adjective

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castellanu (feminine castellana, masculine plural castellanus, feminine plural castellanas)

  1. Castilian

Noun

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castellanu m (uncountable)

  1. Spanish (major Romance language)
    • 1994, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala [Let's speak: Notes for knowing and speaking our Fala]‎[1], 1st edition, ADISGATA, →ISBN, Tema I.4 ¿Guerras moas...?, page 26:
      Nossa fala é utilísima, ademais, pa falal millol castellanu, purtugués, italianu, galegu, catalán i demais lenguas romancis.
      Furthermore, Fala is extremely useful for speaking better Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician, Catalan and other Romance languages.

References

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN