castiello

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).

Noun

castiello m (plural castiellos)

1. castle

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “castiello”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin castellum.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [kasˈtjellə]
• Rhymes: -jellə

Noun

castiello m (plural castielle)

1. castle

References

• Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “castiello”, in Schedario Napoletano

Old Spanish

FWOTD – 16 July 2015

Etymology

From Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtjeʎo/

Noun

castiello m (plural castiellos)

1. castle; stronghold, fortress
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 31r. b.

     de lãt ierico es el caſtiello de macherõta o herodes tetrarca deſcabeço a ſant ioħn bƀa.

     past Jericho is the fortress of Machaerus, where Herod the tetrarch beheaded Saint John the Baptist.

   • Idem, f. 34v. a.

     en eſta riƀa a .J. caſtiello q̃ dizen corazaym o diz q̃ ſera nodrido el ante xp̃o […]

     on this shore there is a castle they call Corazaym, where it is said the Antichrist will be raised

   • Idem, f. 44r. a.

     eploro heliſeus e demandol aſahel por que ploraua e dixol heliſeus por el mal que faras a fijos de iſrael ſos caſtiellos a eſpada los metras los nĩnos elas pẽnas carpiras.

     Then Elisha wept, and Hazael asked why he was weeping and Elisha answered: "Because of the harm you will do the sons of Israel; [and to] their strongholds; you will kill the children by the sword and rip open the pregnant women."

Descendants

• Ladino: kastilyo
• Spanish: castillo (see there for further descendants)