castell
See also: Castell and castel
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of castellum, castle, and château.
Noun
castell (plural castells)
- A human tower formed in festivals in Catalonia.
Related terms
- casteller
Translations
human tower
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Further reading
castell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- allects, callest, callets, callset
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. Compare Occitan castèl, French château, and Spanish castillo.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kəsˈteʎ/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kasˈteʎ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eʎ
Noun
castell m (plural castells)
- castle (fortified structure)
- (nautical) castle (enclosed area located above the top deck)
- château (large house)
- 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
- castle
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of castillo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈtel/ [kasˈt̪el]
- Rhymes: -el
Noun
castell m (plural castells)
- castell (human tower)
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh castell, from Proto-Brythonic *kastell, from Latin castellum. Compare Breton kastell, kestell, 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)
- castle (fortified building)
- (chess) rook
Synonyms
- caer
See also
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brenin | brenhines | castell | esgob | marchog | gwerinwr |
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. |