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castilian

/kæˈstɪl.jən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
Cas-til-ian
IPA
/kæˈstɪl.jən/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Castilian dialect of Spanish, often (especially historically) considered the prestige dialect of Spanish.

name

Synonym of Spanish, the language of Spain and its former colonies.

noun

A native of Castile.

adj

Of, from, or relating to Castile.

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kæˈstɪl.jən/
  • British English: /kæˈstɪl.jən/

Inflected Forms

Castilians (plural)

Synonyms

Castilian Spanish Spanish castilian language

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce castilian?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæˈstɪl.jən/.
What does castilian mean?
The Castilian dialect of Spanish, often (especially historically) considered the prestige dialect of Spanish.
Where does castilian come from?
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.

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