Castella

See also: castella and castellà

Catalan

Proper noun

Castella f

1. Castile

Derived terms

• castellà
• Castella i Lleó
• Castella-la Manxa
• castellanisme

Latin

Etymology

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kasˈtel.la/, [käs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kasˈtel.la/, [käsˈt̪ɛlːä]

Proper noun

Castella f sg (genitive Castellae); first declension (Medieval Latin, New Latin)

1. (historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom in modern Spain)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Castella
genitive	Castellae
dative	Castellae
accusative	Castellam
ablative	Castellā
vocative	Castella
locative	Castellae

Derived terms

• Castellanus
• Castellanicus
• Castillana

Descendants

• Catalan: Castella
• Italian: Castiglia
• Old Spanish: Castiella
  • Spanish: Castilla
  • → English: Castile
  • → French: Castille
  • → German: Kastilien
• Portuguese: Castela
• Sicilian: Castigghia