castellà

See also: castella and Castella

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kəs.təˈʎa/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈʎa/
Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

Castella +‎ -à, or borrowed from Spanish castellano.

Noun

castellà m (uncountable)

Castilian (Spanish language)

Adjective

castellà (feminine castellana, masculine plural castellans, feminine plural castellanes)

Castilian (Spanish)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin castellānus, from castellum. Equivalent to castell +‎ -à.

Noun

castellà m (plural castellans)

castellan (governor or caretaker of a castle or keep)
judicial position in the Order of Malta

Further reading

“castellà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“castellà” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
“castellà” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“castellà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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