Castiella

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtjeʎa/, [kas̪ˈt̪je.ʎa]

Proper noun

Castiella f

1. Castile

Old Spanish

Etymology

Toponym based on the feminine of castiello (“castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtjeʎa/

Proper noun

Castiella f

1. Kingdom of Castile
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 1v:

     […] del noble Rey don alfonso […] Sennor de caſtiella de Toledo de Leon de Gallizia de Seuilla de cordoua de Murcia de Jahen. ⁊ del Algarbe.

     […] of the noble king don Alfonso […] lord of Castile, of Toledo, of León, of Galicia, of Seville, of Cordoba, of Murcia, of Jaén and of the Algarve.

Derived terms

• castellano

Descendants

• Spanish: Castilla
  • → French: Castille
    • → English: Castile
  • → Classical Nahuatl: Caxtillan
    • → Kaqchikel: kaxlan
  • → Pipil: caztiyah
  • → Tagalog: Kastila

See also

• Espanna