Castella

See also: castella and castellà

English

Proper noun

Castella

1. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.

Catalan

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:

Castella

Wikipedia ^ca

Proper noun

Castella f

1. (historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain)
2. Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile)

Derived terms

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

Latin

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:

Castella

Wikipedia ^la

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): [kasˈtɛl.la]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kasˈtɛl.la]

Proper noun

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

1. Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain)
2. (New Latin) Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile)

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