chateau

== English == === Noun === chateau (plural chateaus or chateaux) Alternative spelling of château. ==== Derived terms ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From French château, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum (“castle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sjato/, [ɕaˈtˢo] === Noun === chateau n (singular definite chateauet, plural indefinite chateauer) château ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “chateau” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Alternative forms === château === Etymology === From French château. Doublet of kasteel, Castilië, Kessel, castellum, ketella, and telo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaːˈtoː/, /ʃɑˈtoː/ Rhymes: -oː === Noun === chateau n (plural chateaus or chateaux, diminutive chateautje n) château === Further reading === chateau on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaˈtoː/ Homophones: Château, Chateau Rhymes: -oː Hyphenation: cha‧teau === Etymology 1 === Clipping of chateauvin (“château wine”). ==== Noun ==== chateau m (definite singular chateauen, indefinite plural chateauer, definite plural chateauene) (rare) a French château wine from Bordeaux === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French château (“castle; wine estate”), from Latin castellum (“castle, fort”), diminutive of castrum (“fort, fortress”). ==== Noun ==== chateau n (definite singular chateauet, indefinite plural chateau, definite plural chateaua or chateauene) (French contexts) a castle, château a château, a wine-producing estate, especially in the Bordeaux region ==== References ==== “chateau_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “chateau_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).