Castella

== English == === Proper noun === Castella A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia. == Catalan == === Proper noun === Castella f (historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain) Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile) ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From the plural of castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”), reportedly in reference to the central region of Hispānia as terra castellorum (“land of castles”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kasˈtɛl.la] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kasˈtɛl.la] === Proper noun === Castella f sg (genitive Castellae); first declension (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain) (New Latin) Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Castellanus Castellanicus Castillana ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: Castella Italian: Castiglia Old Spanish: Castiella Spanish: Castilla → English: Castile → French: Castille → German: Kastilien Portuguese: Castela Sicilian: Castigghia