Castella
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Catalan[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Castella f
Derived terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the plural of castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”), reportedly in reference to the central region of Hispānia as terra castellorum (“land of castles”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kasˈtel.la/, [käs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kasˈtel.la/, [käsˈt̪ɛlːä]
Proper noun[edit]
Castella f sg (genitive Castellae); first declension (Medieval Latin, New Latin)
- (historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom in modern Spain)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Castella |
Genitive | Castellae |
Dative | Castellae |
Accusative | Castellam |
Ablative | Castellā |
Vocative | Castella |
Locative | Castellae |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Spain
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Latin feminine nouns
- Medieval Latin
- New Latin
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- la:Historical polities
- la:Places in Spain