castell

See also: Castell and castel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan castell.

Noun

castell (plural castells)

  1. A human tower formed in festivals in Catalonia.

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan castel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kəsˈteʎ/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /kasˈteʎ/
  • Rhymes: -eʎ

Noun

castell m (plural castells)

  1. castle (fortified structure)
  2. (nautical) castle (enclosed area located above the top deck)
  3. château (large house)
  4. castell

Derived terms

  • castell de cartes (“house of cards”)
  • castell de sorra (“sandcastle”)
  • casteller

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology

See castel.

Noun

castell

  1. castle

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan castell.

Noun

castell m (plural castells)

  1. castell

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin castellum.

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)

  1. castle (fortified building)
  2. rook (chess piece)

Synonyms

See also

Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
brenin brenhines castell esgob marchog gwerinwr

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.
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