Kastell

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kástel (“fortified castle, city”), from Old High German kastel, and its doublet Middle High German kastḗl (“castle”), from Middle Dutch casteel, from Picardian Old French castel. Both ultimately from Latin castellum, which also directly influenced the modern form and sense.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtɛl/, /kaˈstɛl/
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Noun

Kastell n (strong, genitive Kastells, plural Kastelle)

  1. a Roman fort
    Synonym: Römerkastell
  2. a castle, typically fortified
    Synonyms: Burg, Schloss

Declension
Declension of Kastell [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kastell die Kastelle
genitive eines des Kastells der Kastelle
dative einem dem Kastell den Kastellen
accusative ein das Kastell die Kastelle

Descendants
  • → Bulgarian: касте́л (kastél)
  • → Macedonian: кастел (kastel)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ка̀штел
    Latin script: kàštel
  • → Slovene: kaštél
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