stadskasteel

Dutch

Stadskasteel Oudaen in Utrecht.

Etymology

From stad (“city”) +‎ -s- +‎ kasteel (“castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑts.kɑˌsteːl/
• Hyphenation: stads‧kas‧teel

Noun

stadskasteel n (plural stadskastelen, diminutive stadskasteeltje n)

1. a type of large urban patrician house, found particularly in the medieval center of Utrecht, that has a fortified and somewhat castle-like appearance

Further reading

• stadskasteel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl