Italian

Noun

castel m ‎(invariable)

1. apocopic form of castello

Anagrams

• scelta

Middle English

Noun

castel (plural castels)

1. castle

Old English

Alternative forms

• castell

Noun

castel n, m

1. town; village
2. castle

Related terms

• ċeastel
• ċeaster

Descendants

• Middle English: castel
  • English: castle

Old French

Noun

castel m ‎(oblique plural casteaus or casteax or castiaus or castiax or castels, nominative singular casteaus or casteax or castiaus or castiax or castels, nominative plural castel)

1. (Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French) Alternative form of chastel
   • Circa 1050 (Oxford Manuscript), Turoldus, The Song of Roland, Raoul Mortier transcription

     N'i ad castel ki devant lui remaigne

     There was not a castle that remained before him

Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin castellum. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French chastel.

Noun

castel m ‎(oblique plural castels, nominative singular castels, nominative plural castel)

1. castle (large fortified medieval building)

References

• (fr)(de) castellum in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

Romanian

castel

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin castellum (17th century).

Noun

castel n ‎(plural castele)

1. castle (fortified building)

Declension

Synonyms

• coștei (Transylvania, archaic)

See also

• palat