castellanu
Asturian
Alternative forms
- castellán
Etymology
From Latin Castellānus.
Adjective
castellanu m sg (feminine singular castellana, neuter singular castellano, masculine plural castellanos, feminine plural castellanes)
- Castilian (of or pertaining to Castile)
Inflection
| gend/num | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | castellanu | castellanos |
| feminine | castellana | castellanes |
| neuter | castellano | - |
Noun
castellanu m sg (feminine singular castellana, masculine plural castellanos, feminine plural castellanes)
- a Castilian (person)
castellanu m (uncountable)
- Castilian, Spanish (language)
Fala
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Spanish castellano, from Latin castellānus;
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasteˈʎanu/
Adjective
castellanu (feminine castellana, masculine plural castellanus, feminine plural castellanas)
- Castilian
Noun
castellanu m (uncountable)
- Spanish (major Romance language)
- 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 4: ¿Guerras, moas?:
- 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.
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References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary], CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 78