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Castilian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• kă-stĭl′yən
• /kæˈstɪl.jən/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /kɛˈstəl.jən/ (New-Zealand)
• /kaˈstɪl.jən/ (Scotland)
• /kaˈstɪl.jən/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, also)
• /kaˈstɪl.jʌn/ (Scotland)
• /kæˈstɪl.jən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱstrom Proto-Italic *kastrom Latin castrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin castellum Old Spanish castiello Old Spanish -a Old Spanish Castiella Spanish Castillabor. Middle French Castilleder.? English Castile Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian ▲ Spanish castellanocalq. English Castilian From Castile + -ian. Calque of Spanish castellano (“of or related to Castile, Spain, or the Spanish language”). Doublet of castellano, castellanus, castellan, and chatelain.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or relating to Castile.

Translations (10)

es castellano (relating to Castile) · el καστιλλιάνικος (relating to Castile) · cak kaxlan (relating to Castile) · ga Caistíleach (relating to Castile) · quc kaxlan (relating to Castile) · sv kastiliansk (relating to Castile) · eo kastila (relating to Castile) · fi kastilialainen (relating to Castile) · eo kastilia (relating to Castile) · ka კასტილიური (relating to Castile)

Castilian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• kă-stĭl′yən
• /kæˈstɪl.jən/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /kɛˈstəl.jən/ (New-Zealand)
• /kaˈstɪl.jən/ (Scotland)
• /kaˈstɪl.jən/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, also)
• /kaˈstɪl.jʌn/ (Scotland)
• /kæˈstɪl.jən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱstrom Proto-Italic *kastrom Latin castrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin castellum Old Spanish castiello Old Spanish -a Old Spanish Castiella Spanish Castillabor. Middle French Castilleder.? English Castile Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian ▲ Spanish castellanocalq. English Castilian From Castile + -ian. Calque of Spanish castellano (“of or related to Castile, Spain, or the Spanish language”). Doublet of castellano, castellanus, castellan, and chatelain.

Meanings

1. A native of Castile.

Forms

Translations (28)

ru касти́лец (native of Castile) · pt castelhano (native of Castile) · el Καστιλλιάνα (native of Castile) · ka კასტილიელი (native of Castile) · it castigliana (native of Castile) · bg касти́лец (native of Castile) · af Kastiliaan (native of Castile) · pt castelhana (native of Castile) · el Καστιλλιάνος (native of Castile) · ga Caistíleach (native of Castile) · fi kastilialainen (native of Castile) · fr Castillan (native of Castile) · ca castellana (native of Castile) · eo kastilo (native of Castile) · he קסטילי (native of Castile) · oc castelhana (native of Castile) · gl castelán (native of Castile) · de Kastilianer (native of Castile) · de Kastilianerin (native of Castile) · es castellano (native of Castile) · ca castellà (native of Castile) · gl castelá (native of Castile) · oc castelhan (native of Castile) · bg касти́лка (native of Castile) · es castellana (native of Castile) · sv kastilian (native of Castile) · fr Castillane (native of Castile) · it castigliano (native of Castile)

Castilian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• kă-stĭl′yən
• /kæˈstɪl.jən/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /kɛˈstəl.jən/ (New-Zealand)
• /kaˈstɪl.jən/ (Scotland)
• /kaˈstɪl.jən/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, also)
• /kaˈstɪl.jʌn/ (Scotland)
• /kæˈstɪl.jən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱstrom Proto-Italic *kastrom Latin castrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin castellum Old Spanish castiello Old Spanish -a Old Spanish Castiella Spanish Castillabor. Middle French Castilleder.? English Castile Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian ▲ Spanish castellanocalq. English Castilian From Castile + -ian. Calque of Spanish castellano (“of or related to Castile, Spain, or the Spanish language”). Doublet of castellano, castellanus, castellan, and chatelain.

Meanings

1. The Castilian dialect of Spanish, often (especially historically) considered the prestige dialect of Spanish.
2. (qualifier:inexact) Synonym of Spanish, the language of Spain and its former colonies.

Synonyms

Castilian Spanish · Spanish

Translations (32)

af Kastiliaans (standard variety of European Spanish) · sv kastilianska (standard variety of European Spanish) · sk kastílčina (standard variety of European Spanish) · sh kastiljanski (standard variety of European Spanish) · ast castellanu (standard variety of European Spanish) · ga Caistílis (standard variety of European Spanish) · eo kastila lingvo (standard variety of European Spanish) · ro castiliană (standard variety of European Spanish) · sh кастиљански (standard variety of European Spanish) · it castigliano (standard variety of European Spanish) · oc castelhan (standard variety of European Spanish) · nah Caxtillahtōlli (standard variety of European Spanish) · quc kaxlan tzij (standard variety of European Spanish) · da castiliansk (standard variety of European Spanish) · is kastilíska (standard variety of European Spanish) · hu kasztíliai (standard variety of European Spanish) · lad kasteyano (standard variety of European Spanish) · br kastilhaneg (standard variety of European Spanish) · es castellano (standard variety of European Spanish) · el καστιλλιάνικα (standard variety of European Spanish) · fr castillan (standard variety of European Spanish) · de Kastilisch (standard variety of European Spanish) · pl kastylijski (standard variety of European Spanish) · cs kastilský (standard variety of European Spanish) · bg кастѝлски (standard variety of European Spanish) · fi kastilianespanja (standard variety of European Spanish) · ka კასტილიური (standard variety of European Spanish) · ca castellà (standard variety of European Spanish) · gl castelán (standard variety of European Spanish) · ru кастильский (standard variety of European Spanish) · nl Castiliaans (standard variety of European Spanish) · pt castelhano (standard variety of European Spanish)