different between casteller vs castell

English

Etymology

From Catalan casteller.

Noun

casteller (plural castellers)

1. A person who forms part of a castell.

Anagrams

• allecrets, call trees, cellarets

Catalan

Etymology

castell +? -er

Noun

casteller m (plural castellers, feminine castellera)

1. casteller

Adjective

casteller (feminine castellera, masculine plural castellers, feminine plural castelleres)

1. Related to castells.

Further reading

• “casteller” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Noun

casteller m (plural castelleres)

1. casteller

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of castellum, castle, and château.

Noun

castell (plural castells)

1. A human tower formed in festivals in Catalonia.

Related terms

• casteller

Translations

Further reading

• castell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• allects, callest, callets, callset

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan castel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /k?s?te?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kas?te?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Noun

castell m (plural castells)

1. castle (fortified structure)
2. (nautical) castle (enclosed area located above the top deck)
3. château (large house)
4. castell (human tower)

Derived terms

• castell de cartes (“house of cards”)
• castell de sorra (“sandcastle”)
• casteller

Related terms

• castellà

Descendants

• ? English: castell
• ? Spanish: castell

Further reading

• “castell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Middle English

Etymology

See castel.

Noun

castell

1. castle

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of castillo.

Pronunciation

Noun

castell m (plural castells)

1. castell (human tower)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin castellum. Compare Breton kastell, kestell, Cornish kastel.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /?kasd??/, [?k?ast??]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /?kasda?/, [?k?asta?]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?kasd??/, [?k?ast??]

Noun

castell m (plural cestyll or castelli)

1. castle (fortified building)
2. rook (chess piece)

Synonyms

• caer

See also

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