Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

castellanus

/ˌkæstəˈlɑːnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: castel-lanus
IPA: /ˌkæstəˈlɑːnəs/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.

noun

Alternative form of castellan.

Example Sentences

"Turbulent mixing, evidenced by alto-cumulus castellanus cloud over France, also took place en route and carried dust to high altitudes."
"Over France the altocumuli castellani clouds at medium level indicate a very unstable air mass there, because these clouds often develop into thunderstorms."
"But liftoff in warm, moist, unstable air in which condensation is occurring may result in an updraft capped by a towering altocumulus castellanus cloud at 11,000 to 15,000 feet."
"When a layer of cloud rises in distinct turrets with bumpy tops that resemble crenellations, it is of the species known as castellanus—and this one can give an early indication of unsettled weather to come later in the day."
"In addition to the rettori, there were castellani of the fort in the town of Chios and of fourteen other forts in the society's island. The castellanus of the urban fort was chosen by a complicated process of indirect election resembling that which determined the Podestà, and again like him was to be drawn from the popolari of Genoa."
"Castle garrisons are castellani; WP does not use the term oppidani."

Etymology

From New Latin castellānus, from Medieval Latin castellum (“castle, fortress”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adj.”), from castrum (“fort”) + -ellum (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of Castilian, castellano, castellan, and chatelain.

Word Breakdown

Root: castellānus, castellum

Inflected Forms

castellani (plural)

Synonyms

castellatus

Questions

How do you pronounce castellanus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæstəˈlɑːnəs/.
What does castellanus mean?: A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
Where does castellanus come from?: From New Latin castellānus, from Medieval Latin castellum (“castle, fortress”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adj.”), from castrum (“fort”) + -ellum (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of Castilian, castellano, castellan, and chatelain.

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